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, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 15:34
- Next sunrise
- 07:16
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:15 – 07:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 08:38
- 3☽︎ Moon08:38 – 09:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:20 – 10:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 10:43
- 6♂︎ Mars10:43 – 11:24
- 7☉︎ Sun11:24 – 12:06
- 8♀︎ Venus12:06 – 12:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury12:48 – 13:29
- 10☽︎ Moon13:29 – 14:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:11 – 14:53
- 12♃︎ Jupiter14:53 – 15:34
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:34 – 16:53
- 2☉︎ Sun16:53 – 18:11
- 3♀︎ Venus18:11 – 19:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:30 – 20:48
- 5☽︎ Moon20:48 – 22:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:07 – 23:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:25 – 00:44
- 8♂︎ Mars00:44 – 02:02
- 9☉︎ Sun02:02 – 03:21
- 10♀︎ Venus03:21 – 04:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:39 – 05:57
- 12☽︎ Moon05:57 – 07:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 15:34: the day lasts 8h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 15h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:15 to 07:56: 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.