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, 1 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:22
- Sunset
- 19:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:20
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:22 – 06:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:34 – 07:47
- 3☽︎ Moon07:47 – 08:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:59 – 10:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:12 – 11:24
- 6♂︎ Mars11:24 – 12:37
- 7☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:49
- 8♀︎ Venus13:49 – 15:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:02 – 16:14
- 10☽︎ Moon16:14 – 17:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:27 – 18:39
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:39 – 19:52
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:52 – 20:39
- 2☉︎ Sun20:39 – 21:26
- 3♀︎ Venus21:26 – 22:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 23:01
- 5☽︎ Moon23:01 – 23:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:48 – 00:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:36 – 01:23
- 8♂︎ Mars01:23 – 02:11
- 9☉︎ Sun02:11 – 02:58
- 10♀︎ Venus02:58 – 03:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:45 – 04:33
- 12☽︎ Moon04:33 – 05:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Friday, 1 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:22 and sets at 19:52: the day lasts 14h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:20, lasts 9h 29m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:22 to 06:34: 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.