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, 20 April 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:39
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:41 – 06:50
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:50 – 08:00
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:00 – 09:10
- 4♂︎ Mars09:10 – 10:19
- 5☉︎ Sun10:19 – 11:29
- 6♀︎ Venus11:29 – 12:38
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:38 – 13:48
- 8☽︎ Moon13:48 – 14:58
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:58 – 16:07
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 17:17
- 11♂︎ Mars17:17 – 18:26
- 12☉︎ Sun18:26 – 19:36
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:36 – 20:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:26 – 21:16
- 3☽︎ Moon21:16 – 22:07
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:07 – 22:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:57 – 23:47
- 6♂︎ Mars23:47 – 00:38
- 7☉︎ Sun00:38 – 01:28
- 8♀︎ Venus01:28 – 02:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:18 – 03:08
- 10☽︎ Moon03:08 – 03:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:59 – 04:49
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:49 – 05:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Monday, 20 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 13h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:39, lasts 10h 03m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:41 to 06:50: 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.