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, 15 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 15:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:26 – 08:07
- 2☉︎ Sun08:07 – 08:47
- 3♀︎ Venus08:47 – 09:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:28 – 10:08
- 5☽︎ Moon10:08 – 10:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:49 – 11:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:10
- 8♂︎ Mars12:10 – 12:51
- 9☉︎ Sun12:51 – 13:31
- 10♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 14:52
- 12☽︎ Moon14:52 – 15:33
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:33 – 16:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter16:52 – 18:12
- 3♂︎ Mars18:12 – 19:31
- 4☉︎ Sun19:31 – 20:51
- 5♀︎ Venus20:51 – 22:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:10 – 23:30
- 7☽︎ Moon23:30 – 00:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:49 – 02:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:09 – 03:28
- 10♂︎ Mars03:28 – 04:48
- 11☉︎ Sun04:48 – 06:07
- 12♀︎ Venus06:07 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Tuesday, 15 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:26 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 07:27, lasts 15h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:26 to 08:07: 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.