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, 17 November 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 15:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:51 – 07:36
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:36 – 08:20
- 3☽︎ Moon08:20 – 09:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:05 – 09:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:50 – 10:35
- 6♂︎ Mars10:35 – 11:19
- 7☉︎ Sun11:19 – 12:04
- 8♀︎ Venus12:04 – 12:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury12:49 – 13:33
- 10☽︎ Moon13:33 – 14:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:18 – 15:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:03 – 15:48
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:48 – 17:03
- 2☉︎ Sun17:03 – 18:18
- 3♀︎ Venus18:18 – 19:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:34 – 20:49
- 5☽︎ Moon20:49 – 22:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:05 – 23:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:20 – 00:35
- 8♂︎ Mars00:35 – 01:51
- 9☉︎ Sun01:51 – 03:06
- 10♀︎ Venus03:06 – 04:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:22 – 05:37
- 12☽︎ Moon05:37 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Friday, 17 November 2028, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 15:48: the day lasts 8h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 15h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:51 to 07:36: 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.