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 Sunday, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 15:34
- Next sunrise
- 07:30
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:30 – 08:10
- 2♀︎ Venus08:10 – 08:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:50 – 09:31
- 4☽︎ Moon09:31 – 10:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:11 – 10:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 11:32
- 7♂︎ Mars11:32 – 12:12
- 8☉︎ Sun12:12 – 12:53
- 9♀︎ Venus12:53 – 13:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:33 – 14:14
- 11☽︎ Moon14:14 – 14:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn14:54 – 15:34
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:34 – 16:54
- 2♂︎ Mars16:54 – 18:14
- 3☉︎ Sun18:14 – 19:33
- 4♀︎ Venus19:33 – 20:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury20:53 – 22:13
- 6☽︎ Moon22:13 – 23:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:32 – 00:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 02:12
- 9♂︎ Mars02:12 – 03:31
- 10☉︎ Sun03:31 – 04:51
- 11♀︎ Venus04:51 – 06:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:11 – 07:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 15:34: the day lasts 8h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:30, lasts 15h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:30 to 08:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.