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 Sunday, 29 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 15:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:08 – 07:51
- 2♀︎ Venus07:51 – 08:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:33 – 09:15
- 4☽︎ Moon09:15 – 09:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 10:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:40 – 11:23
- 7♂︎ Mars11:23 – 12:05
- 8☉︎ Sun12:05 – 12:47
- 9♀︎ Venus12:47 – 13:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:30 – 14:12
- 11☽︎ Moon14:12 – 14:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn14:55 – 15:37
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:37 – 16:55
- 2♂︎ Mars16:55 – 18:12
- 3☉︎ Sun18:12 – 19:30
- 4♀︎ Venus19:30 – 20:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury20:48 – 22:06
- 6☽︎ Moon22:06 – 23:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:23 – 00:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:59
- 9♂︎ Mars01:59 – 03:16
- 10☉︎ Sun03:16 – 04:34
- 11♀︎ Venus04:34 – 05:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:52 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Sunday, 29 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 15:37: the day lasts 8h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 15h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:08 to 07:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.