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 Thursday, 25 May 2028: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:36
- Sunset
- 20:27
- Next sunrise
- 04:35
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:36 – 05:56
- 2♂︎ Mars05:56 – 07:15
- 3☉︎ Sun07:15 – 08:34
- 4♀︎ Venus08:34 – 09:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:53 – 11:13
- 6☽︎ Moon11:13 – 12:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:32 – 13:51
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:51 – 15:10
- 9♂︎ Mars15:10 – 16:30
- 10☉︎ Sun16:30 – 17:49
- 11♀︎ Venus17:49 – 19:08
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:08 – 20:27
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:27 – 21:08
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:08 – 21:49
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:49 – 22:29
- 4♂︎ Mars22:29 – 23:10
- 5☉︎ Sun23:10 – 23:51
- 6♀︎ Venus23:51 – 00:31
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:31 – 01:12
- 8☽︎ Moon01:12 – 01:53
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:53 – 02:33
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:33 – 03:14
- 11♂︎ Mars03:14 – 03:55
- 12☉︎ Sun03:55 – 04:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Thursday, 25 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:36 and sets at 20:27: the day lasts 15h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:35, lasts 8h 08m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:36 to 05:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.