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 Tuesday, 12 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:05
- Sunset
- 20:07
- Next sunrise
- 05:04
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:05 – 06:20
- 2☉︎ Sun06:20 – 07:35
- 3♀︎ Venus07:35 – 08:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:50 – 10:06
- 5☽︎ Moon10:06 – 11:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:21 – 12:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:36 – 13:51
- 8♂︎ Mars13:51 – 15:06
- 9☉︎ Sun15:06 – 16:21
- 10♀︎ Venus16:21 – 17:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:36 – 18:51
- 12☽︎ Moon18:51 – 20:07
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:07 – 20:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:51 – 21:36
- 3♂︎ Mars21:36 – 22:21
- 4☉︎ Sun22:21 – 23:06
- 5♀︎ Venus23:06 – 23:50
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:50 – 00:35
- 7☽︎ Moon00:35 – 01:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:20 – 02:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:05 – 02:49
- 10♂︎ Mars02:49 – 03:34
- 11☉︎ Sun03:34 – 04:19
- 12♀︎ Venus04:19 – 05:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Tuesday, 12 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:05 and sets at 20:07: the day lasts 15h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:04, lasts 8h 57m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:05 to 06:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.