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 Tuesday, 7 October 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:48
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:47 – 07:43
- 2☉︎ Sun07:43 – 08:40
- 3♀︎ Venus08:40 – 09:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:36 – 10:33
- 5☽︎ Moon10:33 – 11:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:30 – 12:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:26 – 13:23
- 8♂︎ Mars13:23 – 14:20
- 9☉︎ Sun14:20 – 15:16
- 10♀︎ Venus15:16 – 16:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:13 – 17:10
- 12☽︎ Moon17:10 – 18:06
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:06 – 19:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:10 – 20:13
- 3♂︎ Mars20:13 – 21:17
- 4☉︎ Sun21:17 – 22:20
- 5♀︎ Venus22:20 – 23:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:24 – 00:27
- 7☽︎ Moon00:27 – 01:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:31 – 02:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:34 – 03:38
- 10♂︎ Mars03:38 – 04:41
- 11☉︎ Sun04:41 – 05:45
- 12♀︎ Venus05:45 – 06:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Tuesday, 7 October 2025, the Sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 18:06: the day lasts 11h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:48, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:47 to 07:43: 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.