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 Tuesday, 16 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 16:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:42
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:44 – 07:35
- 2☉︎ Sun07:35 – 08:26
- 3♀︎ Venus08:26 – 09:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:16 – 10:07
- 5☽︎ Moon10:07 – 10:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 11:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:49 – 12:40
- 8♂︎ Mars12:40 – 13:31
- 9☉︎ Sun13:31 – 14:21
- 10♀︎ Venus14:21 – 15:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:12 – 16:03
- 12☽︎ Moon16:03 – 16:54
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:54 – 18:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:03 – 19:12
- 3♂︎ Mars19:12 – 20:21
- 4☉︎ Sun20:21 – 21:30
- 5♀︎ Venus21:30 – 22:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:39 – 23:48
- 7☽︎ Moon23:48 – 00:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:57 – 02:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:06 – 03:15
- 10♂︎ Mars03:15 – 04:24
- 11☉︎ Sun04:24 – 05:33
- 12♀︎ Venus05:33 – 06:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Tuesday, 16 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 16:54: the day lasts 10h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:42, lasts 13h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:44 to 07:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.