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, 8 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 15:51
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:31 – 08:13
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:13 – 08:55
- 3☽︎ Moon08:55 – 09:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:18 – 11:00
- 6♂︎ Mars11:00 – 11:41
- 7☉︎ Sun11:41 – 12:23
- 8♀︎ Venus12:23 – 13:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:04 – 13:46
- 10☽︎ Moon13:46 – 14:28
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:28 – 15:09
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:09 – 15:51
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:51 – 17:09
- 2☉︎ Sun17:09 – 18:28
- 3♀︎ Venus18:28 – 19:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:46 – 21:04
- 5☽︎ Moon21:04 – 22:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:23 – 23:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:41 – 00:59
- 8♂︎ Mars00:59 – 02:18
- 9☉︎ Sun02:18 – 03:36
- 10♀︎ Venus03:36 – 04:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:54 – 06:13
- 12☽︎ Moon06:13 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Friday, 8 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 15:51: the day lasts 8h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 15h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:31 to 08:13: 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.