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, 4 May 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:17
- Sunset
- 19:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:15
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:17 – 06:30
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:30 – 07:43
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:43 – 08:57
- 4♂︎ Mars08:57 – 10:10
- 5☉︎ Sun10:10 – 11:23
- 6♀︎ Venus11:23 – 12:36
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:50
- 8☽︎ Moon13:50 – 15:03
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:03 – 16:16
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:16 – 17:29
- 11♂︎ Mars17:29 – 18:42
- 12☉︎ Sun18:42 – 19:56
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:56 – 20:42
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:42 – 21:29
- 3☽︎ Moon21:29 – 22:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:16 – 23:02
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:02 – 23:49
- 6♂︎ Mars23:49 – 00:35
- 7☉︎ Sun00:35 – 01:22
- 8♀︎ Venus01:22 – 02:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:09 – 02:55
- 10☽︎ Moon02:55 – 03:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:42 – 04:29
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:29 – 05:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Monday, 4 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:17 and sets at 19:56: the day lasts 14h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 9h 20m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:17 to 06:30: 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.