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 Wednesday, 26 January 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 16:18
- Next sunrise
- 07:16
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:02
- 2☽︎ Moon08:02 – 08:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:47 – 09:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:32 – 10:17
- 5♂︎ Mars10:17 – 11:02
- 6☉︎ Sun11:02 – 11:47
- 7♀︎ Venus11:47 – 12:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:32 – 13:17
- 9☽︎ Moon13:17 – 14:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:02 – 14:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:47 – 15:33
- 12♂︎ Mars15:33 – 16:18
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:18 – 17:32
- 2♀︎ Venus17:32 – 18:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:47 – 20:02
- 4☽︎ Moon20:02 – 21:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:17 – 22:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:32 – 23:47
- 7♂︎ Mars23:47 – 01:01
- 8☉︎ Sun01:01 – 02:16
- 9♀︎ Venus02:16 – 03:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:31 – 04:46
- 11☽︎ Moon04:46 – 06:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:01 – 07:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Wednesday, 26 January 2028, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 16:18: the day lasts 9h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 14h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:17 to 08:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.