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 Wednesday, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 15:41
- Next sunrise
- 07:33
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:33 – 08:14
- 2☽︎ Moon08:14 – 08:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:54 – 09:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:35 – 10:16
- 5♂︎ Mars10:16 – 10:56
- 6☉︎ Sun10:56 – 11:37
- 7♀︎ Venus11:37 – 12:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:18 – 12:58
- 9☽︎ Moon12:58 – 13:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:39 – 14:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:20 – 15:00
- 12♂︎ Mars15:00 – 15:41
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:41 – 17:00
- 2♀︎ Venus17:00 – 18:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:20 – 19:39
- 4☽︎ Moon19:39 – 20:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:58 – 22:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:18 – 23:37
- 7♂︎ Mars23:37 – 00:56
- 8☉︎ Sun00:56 – 02:16
- 9♀︎ Venus02:16 – 03:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:35 – 04:54
- 11☽︎ Moon04:54 – 06:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:14 – 07:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 15:41: the day lasts 8h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:33, lasts 15h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:33 to 08:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.