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 Sunday, 7 March 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:06 – 07:03
- 2♀︎ Venus07:03 – 07:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:59 – 08:56
- 4☽︎ Moon08:56 – 09:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:53 – 10:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:49 – 11:46
- 7♂︎ Mars11:46 – 12:43
- 8☉︎ Sun12:43 – 13:39
- 9♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:36 – 15:33
- 11☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:29 – 17:26
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:26 – 18:29
- 2♂︎ Mars18:29 – 19:32
- 3☉︎ Sun19:32 – 20:35
- 4♀︎ Venus20:35 – 21:39
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:39 – 22:42
- 6☽︎ Moon22:42 – 23:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 00:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:48 – 01:51
- 9♂︎ Mars01:51 – 02:55
- 10☉︎ Sun02:55 – 03:58
- 11♀︎ Venus03:58 – 05:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:01 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Sunday, 7 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 17:26: the day lasts 11h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 12h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:06 to 07:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.