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 Friday, 22 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 20:19
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:53 – 06:10
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:10 – 07:27
- 3☽︎ Moon07:27 – 08:45
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:45 – 10:02
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:02 – 11:19
- 6♂︎ Mars11:19 – 12:36
- 7☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:53
- 8♀︎ Venus13:53 – 15:10
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:10 – 16:28
- 10☽︎ Moon16:28 – 17:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:45 – 19:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:02 – 20:19
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:19 – 21:02
- 2☉︎ Sun21:02 – 21:45
- 3♀︎ Venus21:45 – 22:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:27 – 23:10
- 5☽︎ Moon23:10 – 23:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:53 – 00:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:36 – 01:18
- 8♂︎ Mars01:18 – 02:01
- 9☉︎ Sun02:01 – 02:44
- 10♀︎ Venus02:44 – 03:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:09
- 12☽︎ Moon04:09 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Friday, 22 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 20:19: the day lasts 15h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 8h 33m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:53 to 06:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.