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 Wednesday, 21 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 16:22
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:19 – 08:04
- 2☽︎ Moon08:04 – 08:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:49 – 09:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:35 – 10:20
- 5♂︎ Mars10:20 – 11:05
- 6☉︎ Sun11:05 – 11:51
- 7♀︎ Venus11:51 – 12:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:21
- 9☽︎ Moon13:21 – 14:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:06 – 14:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:52 – 15:37
- 12♂︎ Mars15:37 – 16:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:22 – 17:37
- 2♀︎ Venus17:37 – 18:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:52 – 20:06
- 4☽︎ Moon20:06 – 21:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:21 – 22:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:35 – 23:50
- 7♂︎ Mars23:50 – 01:05
- 8☉︎ Sun01:05 – 02:19
- 9♀︎ Venus02:19 – 03:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:34 – 04:49
- 11☽︎ Moon04:49 – 06:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:03 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Wednesday, 21 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 16:22: the day lasts 9h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 14h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:19 to 08:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.