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 Saturday, 7 December 2024: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 15:47
- Next sunrise
- 07:15
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:14 – 07:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:57 – 08:40
- 3♂︎ Mars08:40 – 09:22
- 4☉︎ Sun09:22 – 10:05
- 5♀︎ Venus10:05 – 10:48
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:48 – 11:31
- 7☽︎ Moon11:31 – 12:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:13 – 12:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter12:56 – 13:39
- 10♂︎ Mars13:39 – 14:21
- 11☉︎ Sun14:21 – 15:04
- 12♀︎ Venus15:04 – 15:47
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:47 – 17:04
- 2☽︎ Moon17:04 – 18:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:21 – 19:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:39 – 20:56
- 5♂︎ Mars20:56 – 22:14
- 6☉︎ Sun22:14 – 23:31
- 7♀︎ Venus23:31 – 00:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:48 – 02:06
- 9☽︎ Moon02:06 – 03:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:23 – 04:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:41 – 05:58
- 12♂︎ Mars05:58 – 07:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Saturday, 7 December 2024, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 15:47: the day lasts 8h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:15, lasts 15h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:14 to 07:57: 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.