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, 26 November 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 15:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:05 – 07:47
- 2♀︎ Venus07:47 – 08:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:30 – 09:13
- 4☽︎ Moon09:13 – 09:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:56 – 10:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:39 – 11:22
- 7♂︎ Mars11:22 – 12:05
- 8☉︎ Sun12:05 – 12:47
- 9♀︎ Venus12:47 – 13:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:30 – 14:13
- 11☽︎ Moon14:13 – 14:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn14:56 – 15:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:39 – 16:56
- 2♂︎ Mars16:56 – 18:13
- 3☉︎ Sun18:13 – 19:31
- 4♀︎ Venus19:31 – 20:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury20:48 – 22:05
- 6☽︎ Moon22:05 – 23:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:22 – 00:40
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:40 – 01:57
- 9♂︎ Mars01:57 – 03:14
- 10☉︎ Sun03:14 – 04:32
- 11♀︎ Venus04:32 – 05:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:49 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Sunday, 26 November 2028, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 15:39: the day lasts 8h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 15h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:05 to 07:47: 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.