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, 19 May 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:44
- Sunset
- 20:19
- Next sunrise
- 04:43
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:44 – 06:02
- 2☽︎ Moon06:02 – 07:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:20 – 08:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:38 – 09:56
- 5♂︎ Mars09:56 – 11:13
- 6☉︎ Sun11:13 – 12:31
- 7♀︎ Venus12:31 – 13:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:49 – 15:07
- 9☽︎ Moon15:07 – 16:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:43 – 19:01
- 12♂︎ Mars19:01 – 20:19
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:19 – 21:01
- 2♀︎ Venus21:01 – 21:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 22:25
- 4☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:07 – 23:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:49 – 00:31
- 7♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:13
- 8☉︎ Sun01:13 – 01:55
- 9♀︎ Venus01:55 – 02:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:37 – 03:19
- 11☽︎ Moon03:19 – 04:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:01 – 04:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Wednesday, 19 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:44 and sets at 20:19: the day lasts 15h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:43, lasts 8h 24m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:44 to 06:02: 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.
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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.