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, 13 June 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:25
- Sunset
- 20:44
- Next sunrise
- 04:25
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:25 – 05:47
- 2♀︎ Venus05:47 – 07:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:08 – 08:30
- 4☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:51 – 11:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:13 – 12:35
- 7♂︎ Mars12:35 – 13:56
- 8☉︎ Sun13:56 – 15:18
- 9♀︎ Venus15:18 – 16:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:39 – 18:01
- 11☽︎ Moon18:01 – 19:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:23 – 20:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:44 – 21:23
- 2♂︎ Mars21:23 – 22:01
- 3☉︎ Sun22:01 – 22:39
- 4♀︎ Venus22:39 – 23:18
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:18 – 23:56
- 6☽︎ Moon23:56 – 00:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:13 – 01:51
- 9♂︎ Mars01:51 – 02:30
- 10☉︎ Sun02:30 – 03:08
- 11♀︎ Venus03:08 – 03:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 04:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Sunday, 13 June 2027, the Sun rises at 04:25 and sets at 20:44: the day lasts 16h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:25, lasts 7h 41m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:25 to 05:47: 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.