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, 1 February 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 16:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:06 – 07:54
- 2♀︎ Venus07:54 – 08:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:42 – 09:30
- 4☽︎ Moon09:30 – 10:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:17 – 11:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:05 – 11:53
- 7♂︎ Mars11:53 – 12:41
- 8☉︎ Sun12:41 – 13:28
- 9♀︎ Venus13:28 – 14:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:16 – 15:04
- 11☽︎ Moon15:04 – 15:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:51 – 16:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:39 – 17:51
- 2♂︎ Mars17:51 – 19:04
- 3☉︎ Sun19:04 – 20:16
- 4♀︎ Venus20:16 – 21:28
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:40
- 6☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 01:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:04 – 02:17
- 9♂︎ Mars02:17 – 03:29
- 10☉︎ Sun03:29 – 04:41
- 11♀︎ Venus04:41 – 05:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:53 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Sunday, 1 February 2026, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 16:39: the day lasts 9h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 14h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:06 to 07:54: 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.