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 Wednesday, 7 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:59 – 07:06
- 2☽︎ Moon07:06 – 08:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:12 – 09:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:18 – 10:25
- 5♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:31
- 6☉︎ Sun11:31 – 12:37
- 7♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:44 – 14:50
- 9☽︎ Moon14:50 – 15:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:56 – 17:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:03 – 18:09
- 12♂︎ Mars18:09 – 19:15
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:15 – 20:09
- 2♀︎ Venus20:09 – 21:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:02 – 21:56
- 4☽︎ Moon21:56 – 22:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:49 – 23:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:43 – 00:36
- 7♂︎ Mars00:36 – 01:30
- 8☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:23
- 9♀︎ Venus02:23 – 03:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 04:10
- 11☽︎ Moon04:10 – 05:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:04 – 05:57
Other cities · Ukraine
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Wednesday, 7 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 13h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 10h 42m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:59 to 07:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.