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, 10 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 19:22
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:00 – 07:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:07 – 08:14
- 3☽︎ Moon08:14 – 09:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:20 – 10:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:34
- 6♂︎ Mars11:34 – 12:41
- 7☉︎ Sun12:41 – 13:48
- 8♀︎ Venus13:48 – 14:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:54 – 16:01
- 10☽︎ Moon16:01 – 17:08
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:15
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:15 – 19:22
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:22 – 20:15
- 2☉︎ Sun20:15 – 21:08
- 3♀︎ Venus21:08 – 22:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:01 – 22:54
- 5☽︎ Moon22:54 – 23:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:47 – 00:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:40 – 01:33
- 8♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:26
- 9☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:19
- 10♀︎ Venus03:19 – 04:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 05:05
- 12☽︎ Moon05:05 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Friday, 10 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 19:22: the day lasts 13h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 10h 36m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:00 to 07:07: 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.