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 Saturday, 6 January 2029: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:32
- Sunset
- 15:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:32
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:32 – 08:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:13 – 08:55
- 3♂︎ Mars08:55 – 09:36
- 4☉︎ Sun09:36 – 10:18
- 5♀︎ Venus10:18 – 10:59
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:59 – 11:41
- 7☽︎ Moon11:41 – 12:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:22 – 13:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:03 – 13:45
- 10♂︎ Mars13:45 – 14:26
- 11☉︎ Sun14:26 – 15:08
- 12♀︎ Venus15:08 – 15:49
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:49 – 17:08
- 2☽︎ Moon17:08 – 18:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:26 – 19:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:45 – 21:03
- 5♂︎ Mars21:03 – 22:22
- 6☉︎ Sun22:22 – 23:40
- 7♀︎ Venus23:40 – 00:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:59 – 02:17
- 9☽︎ Moon02:17 – 03:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:36 – 04:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:54 – 06:13
- 12♂︎ Mars06:13 – 07:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Saturday, 6 January 2029, the Sun rises at 07:32 and sets at 15:49: the day lasts 8h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 15h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:32 to 08:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.