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, 31 October 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 16:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:22 – 07:11
- 2♀︎ Venus07:11 – 08:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 08:50
- 4☽︎ Moon08:50 – 09:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:39 – 10:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:18
- 7♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:07
- 8☉︎ Sun12:07 – 12:56
- 9♀︎ Venus12:56 – 13:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:46 – 14:35
- 11☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:24 – 16:14
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:25
- 2♂︎ Mars17:25 – 18:35
- 3☉︎ Sun18:35 – 19:46
- 4♀︎ Venus19:46 – 20:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury20:57 – 22:08
- 6☽︎ Moon22:08 – 23:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:19 – 00:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:29 – 01:40
- 9♂︎ Mars01:40 – 02:51
- 10☉︎ Sun02:51 – 04:02
- 11♀︎ Venus04:02 – 05:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:13 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Sunday, 31 October 2027, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 16:14: the day lasts 9h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 14h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:22 to 07:11: 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.