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, 6 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:32
- Sunset
- 15:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:32
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:32 – 08:13
- 2☽︎ Moon08:13 – 08:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:55 – 09:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:36 – 10:18
- 5♂︎ Mars10:18 – 10:59
- 6☉︎ Sun10:59 – 11:40
- 7♀︎ Venus11:40 – 12:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:22 – 13:03
- 9☽︎ Moon13:03 – 13:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:44 – 14:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:26 – 15:07
- 12♂︎ Mars15:07 – 15:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:49 – 17:07
- 2♀︎ Venus17:07 – 18:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:26 – 19:44
- 4☽︎ Moon19:44 – 21:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:03 – 22:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:22 – 23:40
- 7♂︎ Mars23:40 – 00:59
- 8☉︎ Sun00:59 – 02:17
- 9♀︎ Venus02:17 – 03:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:36 – 04:55
- 11☽︎ Moon04:55 – 06:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:13 – 07:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Wednesday, 6 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:32 and sets at 15:49: the day lasts 8h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 15h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:32 to 08:13: 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.