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 Saturday, 13 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:49 – 07:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:39 – 08:29
- 3♂︎ Mars08:29 – 09:19
- 4☉︎ Sun09:19 – 10:09
- 5♀︎ Venus10:09 – 10:59
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:59 – 11:49
- 7☽︎ Moon11:49 – 12:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:39 – 13:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:29 – 14:19
- 10♂︎ Mars14:19 – 15:09
- 11☉︎ Sun15:09 – 15:59
- 12♀︎ Venus15:59 – 16:49
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:49 – 17:59
- 2☽︎ Moon17:59 – 19:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:09 – 20:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:18 – 21:28
- 5♂︎ Mars21:28 – 22:38
- 6☉︎ Sun22:38 – 23:48
- 7♀︎ Venus23:48 – 00:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:58 – 02:08
- 9☽︎ Moon02:08 – 03:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:18 – 04:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:28 – 05:38
- 12♂︎ Mars05:38 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Saturday, 13 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 10h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 13h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:49 to 07:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.