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 Tuesday, 2 November 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 16:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:25 – 07:14
- 2☉︎ Sun07:14 – 08:03
- 3♀︎ Venus08:03 – 08:51
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:51 – 09:40
- 5☽︎ Moon09:40 – 10:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:18 – 12:06
- 8♂︎ Mars12:06 – 12:55
- 9☉︎ Sun12:55 – 13:44
- 10♀︎ Venus13:44 – 14:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:33 – 15:22
- 12☽︎ Moon15:22 – 16:10
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:10 – 17:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:22 – 18:33
- 3♂︎ Mars18:33 – 19:44
- 4☉︎ Sun19:44 – 20:56
- 5♀︎ Venus20:56 – 22:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:07 – 23:19
- 7☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:41 – 02:53
- 10♂︎ Mars02:53 – 04:04
- 11☉︎ Sun04:04 – 05:15
- 12♀︎ Venus05:15 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Tuesday, 2 November 2027, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 16:10: the day lasts 9h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 14h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:25 to 07:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.