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, 17 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 19:32
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:47 – 06:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:55 – 08:04
- 3☽︎ Moon08:04 – 09:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:13 – 10:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:22 – 11:30
- 6♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:39
- 7☉︎ Sun12:39 – 13:48
- 8♀︎ Venus13:48 – 14:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:57 – 16:05
- 10☽︎ Moon16:05 – 17:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:14 – 18:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:23 – 19:32
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:32 – 20:23
- 2☉︎ Sun20:23 – 21:14
- 3♀︎ Venus21:14 – 22:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:05 – 22:56
- 5☽︎ Moon22:56 – 23:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:47 – 00:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:29
- 8♂︎ Mars01:29 – 02:20
- 9☉︎ Sun02:20 – 03:11
- 10♀︎ Venus03:11 – 04:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:02 – 04:54
- 12☽︎ Moon04:54 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Friday, 17 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 19:32: the day lasts 13h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 10h 13m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:47 to 06:55: 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.