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 Wednesday, 25 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 15:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:02 – 07:46
- 2☽︎ Moon07:46 – 08:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:29 – 09:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:12 – 09:55
- 5♂︎ Mars09:55 – 10:38
- 6☉︎ Sun10:38 – 11:21
- 7♀︎ Venus11:21 – 12:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:04 – 12:47
- 9☽︎ Moon12:47 – 13:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:31 – 14:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:14 – 14:57
- 12♂︎ Mars14:57 – 15:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:40 – 16:57
- 2♀︎ Venus16:57 – 18:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:14 – 19:31
- 4☽︎ Moon19:31 – 20:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:48 – 22:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:05 – 23:22
- 7♂︎ Mars23:22 – 00:39
- 8☉︎ Sun00:39 – 01:56
- 9♀︎ Venus01:56 – 03:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:13 – 04:30
- 11☽︎ Moon04:30 – 05:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:47 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Wednesday, 25 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 15:40: the day lasts 8h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 15h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:02 to 07:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.