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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 15:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:13
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:12 – 07:54
- 2☽︎ Moon07:54 – 08:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:36 – 09:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:18 – 10:00
- 5♂︎ Mars10:00 – 10:42
- 6☉︎ Sun10:42 – 11:24
- 7♀︎ Venus11:24 – 12:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:06 – 12:48
- 9☽︎ Moon12:48 – 13:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:29 – 14:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:11 – 14:53
- 12♂︎ Mars14:53 – 15:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:35 – 16:53
- 2♀︎ Venus16:53 – 18:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:12 – 19:30
- 4☽︎ Moon19:30 – 20:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:48 – 22:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:06 – 23:24
- 7♂︎ Mars23:24 – 00:43
- 8☉︎ Sun00:43 – 02:01
- 9♀︎ Venus02:01 – 03:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:19 – 04:37
- 11☽︎ Moon04:37 – 05:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:55 – 07:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:12 and sets at 15:35: the day lasts 8h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:13, lasts 15h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:12 to 07:54: 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.