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, 28 November 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 15:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:06 – 07:49
- 2♀︎ Venus07:49 – 08:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:32 – 09:14
- 4☽︎ Moon09:14 – 09:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:57 – 10:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:40 – 11:22
- 7♂︎ Mars11:22 – 12:05
- 8☉︎ Sun12:05 – 12:47
- 9♀︎ Venus12:47 – 13:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:30 – 14:13
- 11☽︎ Moon14:13 – 14:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn14:55 – 15:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:38 – 16:55
- 2♂︎ Mars16:55 – 18:13
- 3☉︎ Sun18:13 – 19:30
- 4♀︎ Venus19:30 – 20:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury20:48 – 22:05
- 6☽︎ Moon22:05 – 23:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:23 – 00:40
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:40 – 01:58
- 9♂︎ Mars01:58 – 03:15
- 10☉︎ Sun03:15 – 04:33
- 11♀︎ Venus04:33 – 05:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:50 – 07:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Sunday, 28 November 2027, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 15:38: the day lasts 8h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 15h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:06 to 07:49: 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.