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 Monday, 14 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 15:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:26
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:25 – 08:06
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:06 – 08:47
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:47 – 09:27
- 4♂︎ Mars09:27 – 10:08
- 5☉︎ Sun10:08 – 10:48
- 6♀︎ Venus10:48 – 11:29
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:29 – 12:10
- 8☽︎ Moon12:10 – 12:50
- 9♄︎ Saturn12:50 – 13:31
- 10♃︎ Jupiter13:31 – 14:11
- 11♂︎ Mars14:11 – 14:52
- 12☉︎ Sun14:52 – 15:33
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus15:33 – 16:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury16:52 – 18:12
- 3☽︎ Moon18:12 – 19:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn19:31 – 20:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter20:51 – 22:10
- 6♂︎ Mars22:10 – 23:29
- 7☉︎ Sun23:29 – 00:49
- 8♀︎ Venus00:49 – 02:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:08 – 03:28
- 10☽︎ Moon03:28 – 04:47
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:47 – 06:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:07 – 07:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Monday, 14 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 15:33: the day lasts 8h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:26, lasts 15h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:25 to 08:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.