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, 11 January 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 15:55
- Next sunrise
- 07:29
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:30 – 08:12
- 2☉︎ Sun08:12 – 08:54
- 3♀︎ Venus08:54 – 09:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:36 – 10:18
- 5☽︎ Moon10:18 – 11:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:00 – 11:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:24
- 8♂︎ Mars12:24 – 13:06
- 9☉︎ Sun13:06 – 13:49
- 10♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:13
- 12☽︎ Moon15:13 – 15:55
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:55 – 17:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:13 – 18:30
- 3♂︎ Mars18:30 – 19:48
- 4☉︎ Sun19:48 – 21:06
- 5♀︎ Venus21:06 – 22:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:24 – 23:42
- 7☽︎ Moon23:42 – 01:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:00 – 02:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:18 – 03:36
- 10♂︎ Mars03:36 – 04:54
- 11☉︎ Sun04:54 – 06:12
- 12♀︎ Venus06:12 – 07:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Tuesday, 11 January 2028, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 15:55: the day lasts 8h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:29, lasts 15h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:30 to 08:12: 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.