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 Wednesday, 13 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Sunset
- 20:08
- Next sunrise
- 05:02
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:04 – 06:19
- 2☽︎ Moon06:19 – 07:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:34 – 08:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:50 – 10:05
- 5♂︎ Mars10:05 – 11:20
- 6☉︎ Sun11:20 – 12:36
- 7♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:51 – 15:06
- 9☽︎ Moon15:06 – 16:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:22 – 17:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:37 – 18:53
- 12♂︎ Mars18:53 – 20:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:08 – 20:52
- 2♀︎ Venus20:52 – 21:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:37 – 22:22
- 4☽︎ Moon22:22 – 23:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:06 – 23:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:51 – 00:35
- 7♂︎ Mars00:35 – 01:20
- 8☉︎ Sun01:20 – 02:04
- 9♀︎ Venus02:04 – 02:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:49 – 03:33
- 11☽︎ Moon03:33 – 04:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:18 – 05:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Wednesday, 13 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:04 and sets at 20:08: the day lasts 15h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:02, lasts 8h 55m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:04 to 06:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.