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, 30 January 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 16:24
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:12 – 07:58
- 2♀︎ Venus07:58 – 08:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:44 – 09:30
- 4☽︎ Moon09:30 – 10:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:16 – 11:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:02 – 11:48
- 7♂︎ Mars11:48 – 12:34
- 8☉︎ Sun12:34 – 13:20
- 9♀︎ Venus13:20 – 14:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:06 – 14:52
- 11☽︎ Moon14:52 – 15:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:38 – 16:24
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:24 – 17:38
- 2♂︎ Mars17:38 – 18:52
- 3☉︎ Sun18:52 – 20:06
- 4♀︎ Venus20:06 – 21:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:20 – 22:33
- 6☽︎ Moon22:33 – 23:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:47 – 01:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 02:15
- 9♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:29
- 10☉︎ Sun03:29 – 04:43
- 11♀︎ Venus04:43 – 05:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:56 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Sunday, 30 January 2028, the Sun rises at 07:12 and sets at 16:24: the day lasts 9h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 14h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:12 to 07:58: 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.