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, 22 January 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 16:24
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:18 – 08:03
- 2☽︎ Moon08:03 – 08:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:49 – 09:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:34 – 10:20
- 5♂︎ Mars10:20 – 11:05
- 6☉︎ Sun11:05 – 11:51
- 7♀︎ Venus11:51 – 12:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:22
- 9☽︎ Moon13:22 – 14:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:07 – 14:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:53 – 15:39
- 12♂︎ Mars15:39 – 16:24
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:24 – 17:38
- 2♀︎ Venus17:38 – 18:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:53 – 20:07
- 4☽︎ Moon20:07 – 21:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:22 – 22:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:36 – 23:50
- 7♂︎ Mars23:50 – 01:05
- 8☉︎ Sun01:05 – 02:19
- 9♀︎ Venus02:19 – 03:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:34 – 04:48
- 11☽︎ Moon04:48 – 06:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:02 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Wednesday, 22 January 2025, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 16:24: the day lasts 9h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 14h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:18 to 08:03: 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.