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 Tuesday, 17 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 15:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:50 – 07:35
- 2☉︎ Sun07:35 – 08:20
- 3♀︎ Venus08:20 – 09:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:05 – 09:49
- 5☽︎ Moon09:49 – 10:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:19 – 12:04
- 8♂︎ Mars12:04 – 12:49
- 9☉︎ Sun12:49 – 13:34
- 10♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:03
- 12☽︎ Moon15:03 – 15:48
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:48 – 17:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 18:19
- 3♂︎ Mars18:19 – 19:34
- 4☉︎ Sun19:34 – 20:49
- 5♀︎ Venus20:49 – 22:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:05 – 23:20
- 7☽︎ Moon23:20 – 00:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:51 – 03:06
- 10♂︎ Mars03:06 – 04:21
- 11☉︎ Sun04:21 – 05:36
- 12♀︎ Venus05:36 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Tuesday, 17 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 15:48: the day lasts 8h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 15h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:50 to 07:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.