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, 8 February 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 16:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:58 – 07:47
- 2☉︎ Sun07:47 – 08:35
- 3♀︎ Venus08:35 – 09:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:24 – 10:12
- 5☽︎ Moon10:12 – 11:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:00 – 11:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:49 – 12:37
- 8♂︎ Mars12:37 – 13:26
- 9☉︎ Sun13:26 – 14:14
- 10♀︎ Venus14:14 – 15:03
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:03 – 15:51
- 12☽︎ Moon15:51 – 16:40
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:40 – 17:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:51 – 19:03
- 3♂︎ Mars19:03 – 20:14
- 4☉︎ Sun20:14 – 21:25
- 5♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 23:48
- 7☽︎ Moon23:48 – 01:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:00 – 02:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:11 – 03:22
- 10♂︎ Mars03:22 – 04:34
- 11☉︎ Sun04:34 – 05:45
- 12♀︎ Venus05:45 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Tuesday, 8 February 2028, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 16:40: the day lasts 9h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 14h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:58 to 07:47: 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.