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, 22 November 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 15:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:59 – 07:42
- 2☽︎ Moon07:42 – 08:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:26 – 09:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:10 – 09:53
- 5♂︎ Mars09:53 – 10:37
- 6☉︎ Sun10:37 – 11:20
- 7♀︎ Venus11:20 – 12:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:04 – 12:48
- 9☽︎ Moon12:48 – 13:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:31 – 14:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:15 – 14:59
- 12♂︎ Mars14:59 – 15:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:42 – 16:59
- 2♀︎ Venus16:59 – 18:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:15 – 19:32
- 4☽︎ Moon19:32 – 20:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:48 – 22:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:05 – 23:21
- 7♂︎ Mars23:21 – 00:38
- 8☉︎ Sun00:38 – 01:54
- 9♀︎ Venus01:54 – 03:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:11 – 04:27
- 11☽︎ Moon04:27 – 05:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:44 – 07:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Wednesday, 22 November 2028, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 15:42: the day lasts 8h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 15h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:59 to 07:42: 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.