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, 10 May 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 20:07
- Next sunrise
- 04:54
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:56 – 06:11
- 2☽︎ Moon06:11 – 07:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:27 – 08:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:43 – 09:59
- 5♂︎ Mars09:59 – 11:15
- 6☉︎ Sun11:15 – 12:31
- 7♀︎ Venus12:31 – 13:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 15:03
- 9☽︎ Moon15:03 – 16:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:35 – 18:51
- 12♂︎ Mars18:51 – 20:07
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:07 – 20:51
- 2♀︎ Venus20:51 – 21:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:35 – 22:19
- 4☽︎ Moon22:19 – 23:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:03 – 23:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:47 – 00:31
- 7♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:15
- 8☉︎ Sun01:15 – 01:58
- 9♀︎ Venus01:58 – 02:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:42 – 03:26
- 11☽︎ Moon03:26 – 04:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:10 – 04:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Wednesday, 10 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 20:07: the day lasts 15h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:54, lasts 8h 47m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:56 to 06:11: 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.