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, 28 February 2029: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:20 – 07:14
- 2☽︎ Moon07:14 – 08:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:09 – 09:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:03 – 09:58
- 5♂︎ Mars09:58 – 10:53
- 6☉︎ Sun10:53 – 11:47
- 7♀︎ Venus11:47 – 12:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:42 – 13:37
- 9☽︎ Moon13:37 – 14:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:31 – 15:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:26 – 16:21
- 12♂︎ Mars16:21 – 17:15
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:15 – 18:20
- 2♀︎ Venus18:20 – 19:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:26 – 20:31
- 4☽︎ Moon20:31 – 21:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:36 – 22:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:41 – 23:46
- 7♂︎ Mars23:46 – 00:52
- 8☉︎ Sun00:52 – 01:57
- 9♀︎ Venus01:57 – 03:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:02 – 04:07
- 11☽︎ Moon04:07 – 05:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:12 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Wednesday, 28 February 2029, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 17:15: the day lasts 10h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 13h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:20 to 07:14: 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.