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, 1 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 15:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:33
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:33 – 08:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 08:55
- 3☽︎ Moon08:55 – 09:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:35 – 10:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:16 – 10:57
- 6♂︎ Mars10:57 – 11:38
- 7☉︎ Sun11:38 – 12:19
- 8♀︎ Venus12:19 – 13:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:00 – 13:41
- 10☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:21 – 15:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:02 – 15:43
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:43 – 17:02
- 2☉︎ Sun17:02 – 18:21
- 3♀︎ Venus18:21 – 19:41
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:41 – 21:00
- 5☽︎ Moon21:00 – 22:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:19 – 23:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:38 – 00:57
- 8♂︎ Mars00:57 – 02:16
- 9☉︎ Sun02:16 – 03:35
- 10♀︎ Venus03:35 – 04:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:55 – 06:14
- 12☽︎ Moon06:14 – 07:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Friday, 1 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 15:43: the day lasts 8h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:33, lasts 15h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, 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: 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.