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 Thursday, 28 January 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 16:21
- Next sunrise
- 07:13
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:14 – 08:00
- 2♂︎ Mars08:00 – 08:45
- 3☉︎ Sun08:45 – 09:31
- 4♀︎ Venus09:31 – 10:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:16 – 11:02
- 6☽︎ Moon11:02 – 11:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:48 – 12:33
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:33 – 13:19
- 9♂︎ Mars13:19 – 14:04
- 10☉︎ Sun14:04 – 14:50
- 11♀︎ Venus14:50 – 15:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:36 – 16:21
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:21 – 17:36
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:36 – 18:50
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:50 – 20:04
- 4♂︎ Mars20:04 – 21:18
- 5☉︎ Sun21:18 – 22:33
- 6♀︎ Venus22:33 – 23:47
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:47 – 01:01
- 8☽︎ Moon01:01 – 02:16
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:16 – 03:30
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:30 – 04:44
- 11♂︎ Mars04:44 – 05:58
- 12☉︎ Sun05:58 – 07:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Thursday, 28 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 16:21: the day lasts 9h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:13, lasts 14h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:14 to 08:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.