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, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 15:36
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:11 – 07:53
- 2☉︎ Sun07:53 – 08:35
- 3♀︎ Venus08:35 – 09:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:17 – 09:59
- 5☽︎ Moon09:59 – 10:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:41 – 11:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:23 – 12:05
- 8♂︎ Mars12:05 – 12:47
- 9☉︎ Sun12:47 – 13:30
- 10♀︎ Venus13:30 – 14:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 14:54
- 12☽︎ Moon14:54 – 15:36
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:36 – 16:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter16:54 – 18:12
- 3♂︎ Mars18:12 – 19:30
- 4☉︎ Sun19:30 – 20:48
- 5♀︎ Venus20:48 – 22:06
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:06 – 23:24
- 7☽︎ Moon23:24 – 00:42
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:42 – 02:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:00 – 03:18
- 10♂︎ Mars03:18 – 04:36
- 11☉︎ Sun04:36 – 05:54
- 12♀︎ Venus05:54 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 15:36: the day lasts 8h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 15h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:11 to 07:53: 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.