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 Saturday, 4 September 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 19:13
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:53 – 07:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:00 – 08:07
- 3♂︎ Mars08:07 – 09:13
- 4☉︎ Sun09:13 – 10:20
- 5♀︎ Venus10:20 – 11:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:27 – 12:33
- 7☽︎ Moon12:33 – 13:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:40 – 14:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:46 – 15:53
- 10♂︎ Mars15:53 – 17:00
- 11☉︎ Sun17:00 – 18:06
- 12♀︎ Venus18:06 – 19:13
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:13 – 20:06
- 2☽︎ Moon20:06 – 21:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:00 – 21:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:53 – 22:47
- 5♂︎ Mars22:47 – 23:40
- 6☉︎ Sun23:40 – 00:34
- 7♀︎ Venus00:34 – 01:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:27 – 02:21
- 9☽︎ Moon02:21 – 03:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:14 – 04:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:08 – 05:01
- 12♂︎ Mars05:01 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Saturday, 4 September 2027, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 19:13: the day lasts 13h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 10h 42m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:53 to 07:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.