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, 5 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:32
- Sunset
- 15:47
- Next sunrise
- 07:32
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:32 – 08:14
- 2☉︎ Sun08:14 – 08:55
- 3♀︎ Venus08:55 – 09:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:36 – 10:17
- 5☽︎ Moon10:17 – 10:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:59 – 11:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:40 – 12:21
- 8♂︎ Mars12:21 – 13:02
- 9☉︎ Sun13:02 – 13:44
- 10♀︎ Venus13:44 – 14:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:06
- 12☽︎ Moon15:06 – 15:47
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:47 – 17:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 18:25
- 3♂︎ Mars18:25 – 19:44
- 4☉︎ Sun19:44 – 21:02
- 5♀︎ Venus21:02 – 22:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:40
- 7☽︎ Moon23:40 – 00:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:58 – 02:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:17 – 03:36
- 10♂︎ Mars03:36 – 04:55
- 11☉︎ Sun04:55 – 06:13
- 12♀︎ Venus06:13 – 07:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Tuesday, 5 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:32 and sets at 15:47: the day lasts 8h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 15h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:32 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 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.