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, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:32
- Sunset
- 15:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:32
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:32 – 08:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:12 – 08:53
- 3☽︎ Moon08:53 – 09:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:33 – 10:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:14 – 10:54
- 6♂︎ Mars10:54 – 11:35
- 7☉︎ Sun11:35 – 12:15
- 8♀︎ Venus12:15 – 12:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 13:36
- 10☽︎ Moon13:36 – 14:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:16 – 14:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter14:57 – 15:37
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:37 – 16:57
- 2☉︎ Sun16:57 – 18:16
- 3♀︎ Venus18:16 – 19:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:36 – 20:56
- 5☽︎ Moon20:56 – 22:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:15 – 23:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:35 – 00:54
- 8♂︎ Mars00:54 – 02:14
- 9☉︎ Sun02:14 – 03:33
- 10♀︎ Venus03:33 – 04:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 06:13
- 12☽︎ Moon06:13 – 07:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:32 and sets at 15:37: the day lasts 8h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 15h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:32 to 08:12: 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.