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, 13 November 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 15:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:43 – 07:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:29 – 08:15
- 3♂︎ Mars08:15 – 09:01
- 4☉︎ Sun09:01 – 09:47
- 5♀︎ Venus09:47 – 10:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:33 – 11:18
- 7☽︎ Moon11:18 – 12:04
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:04 – 12:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter12:50 – 13:36
- 10♂︎ Mars13:36 – 14:22
- 11☉︎ Sun14:22 – 15:08
- 12♀︎ Venus15:08 – 15:54
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:54 – 17:08
- 2☽︎ Moon17:08 – 18:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:22 – 19:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:36 – 20:51
- 5♂︎ Mars20:51 – 22:05
- 6☉︎ Sun22:05 – 23:19
- 7♀︎ Venus23:19 – 00:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:34 – 01:48
- 9☽︎ Moon01:48 – 03:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:02 – 04:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:16 – 05:31
- 12♂︎ Mars05:31 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Saturday, 13 November 2027, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 15:54: the day lasts 9h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 14h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:43 to 07:29: 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.