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 Thursday, 10 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 15:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:22 – 08:02
- 2♂︎ Mars08:02 – 08:43
- 3☉︎ Sun08:43 – 09:24
- 4♀︎ Venus09:24 – 10:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:05 – 10:46
- 6☽︎ Moon10:46 – 11:27
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:27 – 12:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:08 – 12:49
- 9♂︎ Mars12:49 – 13:30
- 10☉︎ Sun13:30 – 14:11
- 11♀︎ Venus14:11 – 14:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury14:52 – 15:33
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:52
- 2♄︎ Saturn16:52 – 18:11
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:11 – 19:30
- 4♂︎ Mars19:30 – 20:49
- 5☉︎ Sun20:49 – 22:08
- 6♀︎ Venus22:08 – 23:28
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:28 – 00:47
- 8☽︎ Moon00:47 – 02:06
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:06 – 03:25
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:25 – 04:44
- 11♂︎ Mars04:44 – 06:03
- 12☉︎ Sun06:03 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Thursday, 10 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 15:33: the day lasts 8h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 15h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:22 to 08:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.