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 Monday, 8 February 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 16:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:58 – 07:46
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:46 – 08:35
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:35 – 09:23
- 4♂︎ Mars09:23 – 10:12
- 5☉︎ Sun10:12 – 11:00
- 6♀︎ Venus11:00 – 11:49
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:49 – 12:38
- 8☽︎ Moon12:38 – 13:26
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:26 – 14:15
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:15 – 15:03
- 11♂︎ Mars15:03 – 15:52
- 12☉︎ Sun15:52 – 16:40
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:40 – 17:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:52 – 19:03
- 3☽︎ Moon19:03 – 20:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:14 – 21:25
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:25 – 22:37
- 6♂︎ Mars22:37 – 23:48
- 7☉︎ Sun23:48 – 00:59
- 8♀︎ Venus00:59 – 02:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:11 – 03:22
- 10☽︎ Moon03:22 – 04:33
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:33 – 05:45
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:45 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Monday, 8 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 16:40: the day lasts 9h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 14h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:58 to 07:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.