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, 3 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 15:59
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:28 – 08:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:11 – 08:53
- 3♂︎ Mars08:53 – 09:36
- 4☉︎ Sun09:36 – 10:18
- 5♀︎ Venus10:18 – 11:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:01 – 11:44
- 7☽︎ Moon11:44 – 12:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:26 – 13:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:09 – 13:51
- 10♂︎ Mars13:51 – 14:34
- 11☉︎ Sun14:34 – 15:16
- 12♀︎ Venus15:16 – 15:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:59 – 17:16
- 2☽︎ Moon17:16 – 18:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:34 – 19:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:51 – 21:09
- 5♂︎ Mars21:09 – 22:26
- 6☉︎ Sun22:26 – 23:44
- 7♀︎ Venus23:44 – 01:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:01 – 02:18
- 9☽︎ Moon02:18 – 03:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:36 – 04:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:53 – 06:11
- 12♂︎ Mars06:11 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Saturday, 3 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 15:59: the day lasts 8h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 15h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: 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.