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 Tuesday, 8 May 2029: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 20:04
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:59 – 06:14
- 2☉︎ Sun06:14 – 07:30
- 3♀︎ Venus07:30 – 08:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:45 – 10:01
- 5☽︎ Moon10:01 – 11:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:16 – 12:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:31 – 13:47
- 8♂︎ Mars13:47 – 15:02
- 9☉︎ Sun15:02 – 16:18
- 10♀︎ Venus16:18 – 17:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:33 – 18:49
- 12☽︎ Moon18:49 – 20:04
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:04 – 20:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:48 – 21:33
- 3♂︎ Mars21:33 – 22:17
- 4☉︎ Sun22:17 – 23:02
- 5♀︎ Venus23:02 – 23:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:46 – 00:31
- 7☽︎ Moon00:31 – 01:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:15 – 02:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:00 – 02:44
- 10♂︎ Mars02:44 – 03:29
- 11☉︎ Sun03:29 – 04:13
- 12♀︎ Venus04:13 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Tuesday, 8 May 2029, the Sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 20:04: the day lasts 15h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 8h 53m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:59 to 06:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.