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, 24 May 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:38
- Sunset
- 20:25
- Next sunrise
- 04:37
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:38 – 05:57
- 2♄︎ Saturn05:57 – 07:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:16 – 08:35
- 4♂︎ Mars08:35 – 09:54
- 5☉︎ Sun09:54 – 11:13
- 6♀︎ Venus11:13 – 12:32
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:32 – 13:51
- 8☽︎ Moon13:51 – 15:10
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:10 – 16:29
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:29 – 17:47
- 11♂︎ Mars17:47 – 19:06
- 12☉︎ Sun19:06 – 20:25
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:06 – 21:47
- 3☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:28 – 23:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:09 – 23:50
- 6♂︎ Mars23:50 – 00:31
- 7☉︎ Sun00:31 – 01:12
- 8♀︎ Venus01:12 – 01:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:53 – 02:34
- 10☽︎ Moon02:34 – 03:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:15 – 03:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter03:56 – 04:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Monday, 24 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:38 and sets at 20:25: the day lasts 15h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:37, lasts 8h 12m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:38 to 05:57: 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.