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 Monday, 13 April 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 19:26
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:54 – 07:02
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:02 – 08:09
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:09 – 09:17
- 4♂︎ Mars09:17 – 10:25
- 5☉︎ Sun10:25 – 11:32
- 6♀︎ Venus11:32 – 12:40
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:40 – 13:48
- 8☽︎ Moon13:48 – 14:55
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:55 – 16:03
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:03 – 17:11
- 11♂︎ Mars17:11 – 18:18
- 12☉︎ Sun18:18 – 19:26
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:26 – 20:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:18 – 21:10
- 3☽︎ Moon21:10 – 22:03
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:03 – 22:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:55 – 23:47
- 6♂︎ Mars23:47 – 00:39
- 7☉︎ Sun00:39 – 01:31
- 8♀︎ Venus01:31 – 02:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:23 – 03:16
- 10☽︎ Moon03:16 – 04:08
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:08 – 05:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:00 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Monday, 13 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 19:26: the day lasts 13h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 10h 26m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:54 to 07:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.