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, 12 July 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:39
- Sunset
- 20:41
- Next sunrise
- 04:40
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:39 – 05:59
- 2♄︎ Saturn05:59 – 07:19
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:19 – 08:39
- 4♂︎ Mars08:39 – 09:59
- 5☉︎ Sun09:59 – 11:20
- 6♀︎ Venus11:20 – 12:40
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:40 – 14:00
- 8☽︎ Moon14:00 – 15:20
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:20 – 16:40
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:40 – 18:01
- 11♂︎ Mars18:01 – 19:21
- 12☉︎ Sun19:21 – 20:41
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:41 – 21:21
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:21 – 22:01
- 3☽︎ Moon22:01 – 22:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:21 – 00:00
- 6♂︎ Mars00:00 – 00:40
- 7☉︎ Sun00:40 – 01:20
- 8♀︎ Venus01:20 – 02:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:00 – 02:40
- 10☽︎ Moon02:40 – 03:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:20 – 04:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:00 – 04:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Monday, 12 July 2027, the Sun rises at 04:39 and sets at 20:41: the day lasts 16h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:40, lasts 7h 58m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:39 to 05:59: 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.