Planetary hours
in Kharkiv.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Thursday, 12 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 15:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:42 – 07:28
- 2♂︎ Mars07:28 – 08:14
- 3☉︎ Sun08:14 – 09:00
- 4♀︎ Venus09:00 – 09:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:46 – 10:32
- 6☽︎ Moon10:32 – 11:18
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:18 – 12:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:04 – 12:50
- 9♂︎ Mars12:50 – 13:36
- 10☉︎ Sun13:36 – 14:23
- 11♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 15:55
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon15:55 – 17:09
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:09 – 18:23
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:23 – 19:37
- 4♂︎ Mars19:37 – 20:51
- 5☉︎ Sun20:51 – 22:05
- 6♀︎ Venus22:05 – 23:19
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:19 – 00:33
- 8☽︎ Moon00:33 – 01:47
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:47 – 03:01
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:01 – 04:15
- 11♂︎ Mars04:15 – 05:30
- 12☉︎ Sun05:30 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Thursday, 12 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 15:55: the day lasts 9h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 14h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:42 to 07:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.