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, 14 May 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:02
- Sunset
- 20:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:02 – 06:18
- 2♂︎ Mars06:18 – 07:34
- 3☉︎ Sun07:34 – 08:49
- 4♀︎ Venus08:49 – 10:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:05 – 11:20
- 6☽︎ Moon11:20 – 12:36
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:36 – 13:51
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:51 – 15:07
- 9♂︎ Mars15:07 – 16:22
- 10☉︎ Sun16:22 – 17:38
- 11♀︎ Venus17:38 – 18:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:54 – 20:09
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:09 – 20:54
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:54 – 21:38
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:38 – 22:22
- 4♂︎ Mars22:22 – 23:06
- 5☉︎ Sun23:06 – 23:51
- 6♀︎ Venus23:51 – 00:35
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:35 – 01:19
- 8☽︎ Moon01:19 – 02:04
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:04 – 02:48
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:48 – 03:32
- 11♂︎ Mars03:32 – 04:17
- 12☉︎ Sun04:17 – 05:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Thursday, 14 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:02 and sets at 20:09: the day lasts 15h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 8h 52m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:02 to 06:18: 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.