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, 14 May 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 20:13
- Next sunrise
- 04:48
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:50 – 06:07
- 2♀︎ Venus06:07 – 07:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:24 – 08:40
- 4☽︎ Moon08:40 – 09:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:57 – 11:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:14 – 12:31
- 7♂︎ Mars12:31 – 13:48
- 8☉︎ Sun13:48 – 15:05
- 9♀︎ Venus15:05 – 16:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:22 – 17:39
- 11☽︎ Moon17:39 – 18:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:56 – 20:13
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:13 – 20:56
- 2♂︎ Mars20:56 – 21:39
- 3☉︎ Sun21:39 – 22:22
- 4♀︎ Venus22:22 – 23:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:05 – 23:48
- 6☽︎ Moon23:48 – 00:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:31 – 01:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:14 – 01:56
- 9♂︎ Mars01:56 – 02:39
- 10☉︎ Sun02:39 – 03:22
- 11♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:05 – 04:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Sunday, 14 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 20:13: the day lasts 15h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:48, lasts 8h 35m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:50 to 06:07: 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.