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 Sunday, 4 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 16:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:28 – 08:11
- 2♀︎ Venus08:11 – 08:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:53 – 09:36
- 4☽︎ Moon09:36 – 10:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:19 – 11:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:01 – 11:44
- 7♂︎ Mars11:44 – 12:27
- 8☉︎ Sun12:27 – 13:09
- 9♀︎ Venus13:09 – 13:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:52 – 14:35
- 11☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 16:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:00 – 17:17
- 2♂︎ Mars17:17 – 18:35
- 3☉︎ Sun18:35 – 19:52
- 4♀︎ Venus19:52 – 21:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 22:27
- 6☽︎ Moon22:27 – 23:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:44 – 01:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 02:19
- 9♂︎ Mars02:19 – 03:36
- 10☉︎ Sun03:36 – 04:53
- 11♀︎ Venus04:53 – 06:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:11 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Sunday, 4 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 16:00: the day lasts 8h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 15h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.