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, 3 November 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 16:07
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:28 – 07:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:16 – 08:05
- 3☽︎ Moon08:05 – 08:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:53 – 09:41
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:41 – 10:29
- 6♂︎ Mars10:29 – 11:18
- 7☉︎ Sun11:18 – 12:06
- 8♀︎ Venus12:06 – 12:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury12:54 – 13:43
- 10☽︎ Moon13:43 – 14:31
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:31 – 15:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 16:07
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:07 – 17:19
- 2☉︎ Sun17:19 – 18:31
- 3♀︎ Venus18:31 – 19:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:43 – 20:55
- 5☽︎ Moon20:55 – 22:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:07 – 23:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:19 – 00:30
- 8♂︎ Mars00:30 – 01:42
- 9☉︎ Sun01:42 – 02:54
- 10♀︎ Venus02:54 – 04:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 05:18
- 12☽︎ Moon05:18 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Friday, 3 November 2028, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 16:07: the day lasts 9h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 14h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:28 to 07:16: 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.