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, 23 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 20:20
- Next sunrise
- 04:51
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:52 – 06:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:09 – 07:27
- 3♂︎ Mars07:27 – 08:44
- 4☉︎ Sun08:44 – 10:01
- 5♀︎ Venus10:01 – 11:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:19 – 12:36
- 7☽︎ Moon12:36 – 13:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:53 – 15:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:11 – 16:28
- 10♂︎ Mars16:28 – 17:46
- 11☉︎ Sun17:46 – 19:03
- 12♀︎ Venus19:03 – 20:20
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:20 – 21:03
- 2☽︎ Moon21:03 – 21:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:45 – 22:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:28 – 23:11
- 5♂︎ Mars23:11 – 23:53
- 6☉︎ Sun23:53 – 00:36
- 7♀︎ Venus00:36 – 01:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:18 – 02:01
- 9☽︎ Moon02:01 – 02:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:43 – 03:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:26 – 04:08
- 12♂︎ Mars04:08 – 04:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Saturday, 23 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 20:20: the day lasts 15h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:51, lasts 8h 31m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:52 to 06:09: 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.