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, 18 January 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 16:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:24
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:25 – 08:08
- 2☉︎ Sun08:08 – 08:52
- 3♀︎ Venus08:52 – 09:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:35 – 10:18
- 5☽︎ Moon10:18 – 11:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:02 – 11:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:45 – 12:28
- 8♂︎ Mars12:28 – 13:12
- 9☉︎ Sun13:12 – 13:55
- 10♀︎ Venus13:55 – 14:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 15:21
- 12☽︎ Moon15:21 – 16:05
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:05 – 17:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:21 – 18:38
- 3♂︎ Mars18:38 – 19:55
- 4☉︎ Sun19:55 – 21:11
- 5♀︎ Venus21:11 – 22:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:28 – 23:44
- 7☽︎ Moon23:44 – 01:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:01 – 02:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:18 – 03:34
- 10♂︎ Mars03:34 – 04:51
- 11☉︎ Sun04:51 – 06:08
- 12♀︎ Venus06:08 – 07:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Tuesday, 18 January 2028, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 16:05: the day lasts 8h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:24, lasts 15h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:25 to 08:08: 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.