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, 16 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:48
- Sunset
- 20:15
- Next sunrise
- 04:47
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:48 – 06:05
- 2♀︎ Venus06:05 – 07:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:22 – 08:40
- 4☽︎ Moon08:40 – 09:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:57 – 11:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:14 – 12:31
- 7♂︎ Mars12:31 – 13:49
- 8☉︎ Sun13:49 – 15:06
- 9♀︎ Venus15:06 – 16:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:23 – 17:40
- 11☽︎ Moon17:40 – 18:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:58 – 20:15
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:15 – 20:57
- 2♂︎ Mars20:57 – 21:40
- 3☉︎ Sun21:40 – 22:23
- 4♀︎ Venus22:23 – 23:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:05 – 23:48
- 6☽︎ Moon23:48 – 00:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:31 – 01:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:13 – 01:56
- 9♂︎ Mars01:56 – 02:39
- 10☉︎ Sun02:39 – 03:21
- 11♀︎ Venus03:21 – 04:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 04:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Sunday, 16 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:48 and sets at 20:15: the day lasts 15h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:47, lasts 8h 32m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:48 to 06:05: 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.