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 Monday, 3 May 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 19:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:06
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:08 – 06:22
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:22 – 07:36
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:36 – 08:50
- 4♂︎ Mars08:50 – 10:04
- 5☉︎ Sun10:04 – 11:18
- 6♀︎ Venus11:18 – 12:32
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:32 – 13:46
- 8☽︎ Moon13:46 – 15:00
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:00 – 16:14
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:28
- 11♂︎ Mars17:28 – 18:42
- 12☉︎ Sun18:42 – 19:56
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:56 – 20:42
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:42 – 21:27
- 3☽︎ Moon21:27 – 22:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:13 – 22:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:59 – 23:45
- 6♂︎ Mars23:45 – 00:31
- 7☉︎ Sun00:31 – 01:17
- 8♀︎ Venus01:17 – 02:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:03 – 02:49
- 10☽︎ Moon02:49 – 03:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:35 – 04:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:21 – 05:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Monday, 3 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:08 and sets at 19:56: the day lasts 14h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:06, lasts 9h 11m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:08 to 06:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.