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 Friday, 28 April 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:16
- Sunset
- 19:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:14
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:16 – 06:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:29 – 07:41
- 3☽︎ Moon07:41 – 08:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:54 – 10:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:07 – 11:20
- 6♂︎ Mars11:20 – 12:32
- 7☉︎ Sun12:32 – 13:45
- 8♀︎ Venus13:45 – 14:58
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:58 – 16:11
- 10☽︎ Moon16:11 – 17:24
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:24 – 18:36
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:36 – 19:49
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:49 – 20:36
- 2☉︎ Sun20:36 – 21:23
- 3♀︎ Venus21:23 – 22:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:10 – 22:57
- 5☽︎ Moon22:57 – 23:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:44 – 00:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:32 – 01:19
- 8♂︎ Mars01:19 – 02:06
- 9☉︎ Sun02:06 – 02:53
- 10♀︎ Venus02:53 – 03:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:40 – 04:27
- 12☽︎ Moon04:27 – 05:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Friday, 28 April 2028, the Sun rises at 05:16 and sets at 19:49: the day lasts 14h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:14, lasts 9h 25m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:16 to 06:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.