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 Friday, 13 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 15:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:44 – 07:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:15
- 3☽︎ Moon08:15 – 09:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:01 – 09:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 10:33
- 6♂︎ Mars10:33 – 11:18
- 7☉︎ Sun11:18 – 12:04
- 8♀︎ Venus12:04 – 12:50
- 9☿︎ Mercury12:50 – 13:36
- 10☽︎ Moon13:36 – 14:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:22 – 15:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:07 – 15:53
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:53 – 17:08
- 2☉︎ Sun17:08 – 18:22
- 3♀︎ Venus18:22 – 19:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:36 – 20:51
- 5☽︎ Moon20:51 – 22:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:05 – 23:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:19 – 00:34
- 8♂︎ Mars00:34 – 01:48
- 9☉︎ Sun01:48 – 03:02
- 10♀︎ Venus03:02 – 04:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 05:31
- 12☽︎ Moon05:31 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Friday, 13 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 15:53: the day lasts 9h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 14h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:44 to 07:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.