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, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 15:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:55 – 07:39
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:39 – 08:23
- 3☽︎ Moon08:23 – 09:07
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:07 – 09:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:52 – 10:36
- 6♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:20
- 7☉︎ Sun11:20 – 12:04
- 8♀︎ Venus12:04 – 12:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury12:48 – 13:32
- 10☽︎ Moon13:32 – 14:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:17 – 15:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:01 – 15:45
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:45 – 17:01
- 2☉︎ Sun17:01 – 18:17
- 3♀︎ Venus18:17 – 19:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:33 – 20:49
- 5☽︎ Moon20:49 – 22:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:05 – 23:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:21 – 00:37
- 8♂︎ Mars00:37 – 01:53
- 9☉︎ Sun01:53 – 03:09
- 10♀︎ Venus03:09 – 04:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:24 – 05:40
- 12☽︎ Moon05:40 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 15:45: the day lasts 8h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 15h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:55 to 07:39: 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.