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 Tuesday, 18 May 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:45
- Sunset
- 20:17
- Next sunrise
- 04:44
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:45 – 06:03
- 2☉︎ Sun06:03 – 07:21
- 3♀︎ Venus07:21 – 08:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:56
- 5☽︎ Moon09:56 – 11:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:14 – 12:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:31 – 13:49
- 8♂︎ Mars13:49 – 15:07
- 9☉︎ Sun15:07 – 16:24
- 10♀︎ Venus16:24 – 17:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:42 – 19:00
- 12☽︎ Moon19:00 – 20:17
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:17 – 21:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:00 – 21:42
- 3♂︎ Mars21:42 – 22:24
- 4☉︎ Sun22:24 – 23:06
- 5♀︎ Venus23:06 – 23:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:49 – 00:31
- 7☽︎ Moon00:31 – 01:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:13 – 01:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:55 – 02:37
- 10♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:20
- 11☉︎ Sun03:20 – 04:02
- 12♀︎ Venus04:02 – 04:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Tuesday, 18 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:45 and sets at 20:17: the day lasts 15h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:44, lasts 8h 26m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:45 to 06:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.