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, 19 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 20:15
- Next sunrise
- 04:55
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:56 – 06:13
- 2☉︎ Sun06:13 – 07:29
- 3♀︎ Venus07:29 – 08:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:46 – 10:03
- 5☽︎ Moon10:03 – 11:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:19 – 12:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:36 – 13:52
- 8♂︎ Mars13:52 – 15:09
- 9☉︎ Sun15:09 – 16:26
- 10♀︎ Venus16:26 – 17:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:42 – 18:59
- 12☽︎ Moon18:59 – 20:15
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:15 – 20:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:59 – 21:42
- 3♂︎ Mars21:42 – 22:25
- 4☉︎ Sun22:25 – 23:09
- 5♀︎ Venus23:09 – 23:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:52 – 00:35
- 7☽︎ Moon00:35 – 01:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:19 – 02:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:02 – 02:45
- 10♂︎ Mars02:45 – 03:29
- 11☉︎ Sun03:29 – 04:12
- 12♀︎ Venus04:12 – 04:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Tuesday, 19 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 20:15: the day lasts 15h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:55, lasts 8h 40m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:56 to 06:13: 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.