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, 24 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:34 – 06:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:44 – 07:55
- 3☽︎ Moon07:55 – 09:06
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:06 – 10:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:16 – 11:27
- 6♂︎ Mars11:27 – 12:38
- 7☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:48
- 8♀︎ Venus13:48 – 14:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:59 – 16:10
- 10☽︎ Moon16:10 – 17:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:20 – 18:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:31 – 19:42
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:42 – 20:31
- 2☉︎ Sun20:31 – 21:20
- 3♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:09 – 22:58
- 5☽︎ Moon22:58 – 23:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:48 – 00:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:37 – 01:26
- 8♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:15
- 9☉︎ Sun02:15 – 03:04
- 10♀︎ Venus03:04 – 03:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:54 – 04:43
- 12☽︎ Moon04:43 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Friday, 24 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:34 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 14h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 9h 50m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:34 to 06:44: 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.