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, 26 July 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Sunset
- 20:26
- Next sunrise
- 04:56
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:55 – 06:13
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:13 – 07:30
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:30 – 08:48
- 4♂︎ Mars08:48 – 10:05
- 5☉︎ Sun10:05 – 11:23
- 6♀︎ Venus11:23 – 12:41
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:41 – 13:58
- 8☽︎ Moon13:58 – 15:16
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:16 – 16:33
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:33 – 17:51
- 11♂︎ Mars17:51 – 19:09
- 12☉︎ Sun19:09 – 20:26
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:26 – 21:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 21:51
- 3☽︎ Moon21:51 – 22:34
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:34 – 23:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:16 – 23:59
- 6♂︎ Mars23:59 – 00:41
- 7☉︎ Sun00:41 – 01:24
- 8♀︎ Venus01:24 – 02:06
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:06 – 02:49
- 10☽︎ Moon02:49 – 03:31
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:31 – 04:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:14 – 04:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Monday, 26 July 2027, the Sun rises at 04:55 and sets at 20:26: the day lasts 15h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:56, lasts 8h 30m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:55 to 06:13: 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.