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 Thursday, 30 April 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:23
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:22
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:23 – 06:36
- 2♂︎ Mars06:36 – 07:48
- 3☉︎ Sun07:48 – 09:00
- 4♀︎ Venus09:00 – 10:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:12 – 11:24
- 6☽︎ Moon11:24 – 12:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:37 – 13:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:49 – 15:01
- 9♂︎ Mars15:01 – 16:13
- 10☉︎ Sun16:13 – 17:26
- 11♀︎ Venus17:26 – 18:38
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:38 – 19:50
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:50 – 20:38
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:38 – 21:25
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:25 – 22:13
- 4♂︎ Mars22:13 – 23:01
- 5☉︎ Sun23:01 – 23:48
- 6♀︎ Venus23:48 – 00:36
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:36 – 01:24
- 8☽︎ Moon01:24 – 02:11
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:11 – 02:59
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:59 – 03:46
- 11♂︎ Mars03:46 – 04:34
- 12☉︎ Sun04:34 – 05:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Thursday, 30 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:23 and sets at 19:50: the day lasts 14h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:22, lasts 9h 32m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:23 to 06:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.