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 Friday, 2 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 15:58
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:28 – 08:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:11 – 08:53
- 3☽︎ Moon08:53 – 09:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:18 – 11:01
- 6♂︎ Mars11:01 – 11:43
- 7☉︎ Sun11:43 – 12:26
- 8♀︎ Venus12:26 – 13:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:08 – 13:51
- 10☽︎ Moon13:51 – 14:33
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:33 – 15:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:16 – 15:58
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:58 – 17:16
- 2☉︎ Sun17:16 – 18:33
- 3♀︎ Venus18:33 – 19:51
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:51 – 21:08
- 5☽︎ Moon21:08 – 22:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:26 – 23:43
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:43 – 01:01
- 8♂︎ Mars01:01 – 02:18
- 9☉︎ Sun02:18 – 03:36
- 10♀︎ Venus03:36 – 04:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 06:11
- 12☽︎ Moon06:11 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Friday, 2 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 15:58: the day lasts 8h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 15h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:28 to 08:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.