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, 20 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 17:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:35
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:36 – 07:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:28 – 08:20
- 3♂︎ Mars08:20 – 09:13
- 4☉︎ Sun09:13 – 10:05
- 5♀︎ Venus10:05 – 10:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:57 – 11:49
- 7☽︎ Moon11:49 – 12:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:41 – 13:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:33 – 14:25
- 10♂︎ Mars14:25 – 15:17
- 11☉︎ Sun15:17 – 16:09
- 12♀︎ Venus16:09 – 17:01
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:01 – 18:09
- 2☽︎ Moon18:09 – 19:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:16 – 20:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:24 – 21:32
- 5♂︎ Mars21:32 – 22:40
- 6☉︎ Sun22:40 – 23:48
- 7♀︎ Venus23:48 – 00:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:55 – 02:03
- 9☽︎ Moon02:03 – 03:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:11 – 04:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:19 – 05:27
- 12♂︎ Mars05:27 – 06:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Saturday, 20 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 17:01: the day lasts 10h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:35, lasts 13h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:36 to 07:28: 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.