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, 6 September 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 19:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:04 – 07:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:09 – 08:15
- 3♂︎ Mars08:15 – 09:20
- 4☉︎ Sun09:20 – 10:26
- 5♀︎ Venus10:26 – 11:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:31 – 12:37
- 7☽︎ Moon12:37 – 13:42
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:42 – 14:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:48 – 15:53
- 10♂︎ Mars15:53 – 16:59
- 11☉︎ Sun16:59 – 18:04
- 12♀︎ Venus18:04 – 19:10
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:10 – 20:04
- 2☽︎ Moon20:04 – 20:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:59 – 21:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:54 – 22:48
- 5♂︎ Mars22:48 – 23:43
- 6☉︎ Sun23:43 – 00:38
- 7♀︎ Venus00:38 – 01:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:32 – 02:27
- 9☽︎ Moon02:27 – 03:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:21 – 04:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:16 – 05:11
- 12♂︎ Mars05:11 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Saturday, 6 September 2025, the Sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 19:10: the day lasts 13h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 10h 56m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:04 to 07:09: 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.