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 Saturday, 16 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 20:12
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:00 – 06:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:16 – 07:32
- 3♂︎ Mars07:32 – 08:48
- 4☉︎ Sun08:48 – 10:04
- 5♀︎ Venus10:04 – 11:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:20 – 12:36
- 7☽︎ Moon12:36 – 13:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:52 – 15:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:08 – 16:24
- 10♂︎ Mars16:24 – 17:40
- 11☉︎ Sun17:40 – 18:56
- 12♀︎ Venus18:56 – 20:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:12 – 20:56
- 2☽︎ Moon20:56 – 21:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:40 – 22:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:23 – 23:07
- 5♂︎ Mars23:07 – 23:51
- 6☉︎ Sun23:51 – 00:35
- 7♀︎ Venus00:35 – 01:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:19 – 02:03
- 9☽︎ Moon02:03 – 02:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:47 – 03:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:31 – 04:15
- 12♂︎ Mars04:15 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Saturday, 16 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 20:12: the day lasts 15h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 8h 47m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:00 to 06:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.