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 Friday, 21 May 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:42
- Sunset
- 20:21
- Next sunrise
- 04:40
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:42 – 06:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:00 – 07:18
- 3☽︎ Moon07:18 – 08:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:37 – 09:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:55 – 11:13
- 6♂︎ Mars11:13 – 12:32
- 7☉︎ Sun12:32 – 13:50
- 8♀︎ Venus13:50 – 15:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 16:27
- 10☽︎ Moon16:27 – 17:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:45 – 19:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:03 – 20:21
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:21 – 21:03
- 2☉︎ Sun21:03 – 21:45
- 3♀︎ Venus21:45 – 22:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:26 – 23:08
- 5☽︎ Moon23:08 – 23:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 00:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:12
- 8♂︎ Mars01:12 – 01:54
- 9☉︎ Sun01:54 – 02:36
- 10♀︎ Venus02:36 – 03:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 03:59
- 12☽︎ Moon03:59 – 04:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Friday, 21 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:42 and sets at 20:21: the day lasts 15h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:40, lasts 8h 19m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:42 to 06:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.