Planetary hours
in Zaporizhzhya.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 16:17
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Right now♄︎ Hour of Saturn — hour 10 of the day, until 14:39
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:28 – 07:17
- 2☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:06 – 08:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:55 – 09:44
- 5♂︎ Mars09:44 – 10:33
- 6☉︎ Sun10:33 – 11:22
- 7♀︎ Venus11:22 – 12:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:11 – 13:00
- 9☽︎ Moon13:00 – 13:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:49 – 14:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:39 – 15:28
- 12♂︎ Mars15:28 – 16:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:17 – 17:28
- 2♀︎ Venus17:28 – 18:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:39 – 19:50
- 4☽︎ Moon19:50 – 21:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:01 – 22:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:12 – 23:23
- 7♂︎ Mars23:23 – 00:34
- 8☉︎ Sun00:34 – 01:45
- 9♀︎ Venus01:45 – 02:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:56 – 04:07
- 11☽︎ Moon04:07 – 05:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:18 – 06:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 16:17: the day lasts 9h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 14h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:28 to 07:17: 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.