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, 26 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:49
- Sunset
- 20:24
- Next sunrise
- 04:48
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:49 – 06:07
- 2☉︎ Sun06:07 – 07:25
- 3♀︎ Venus07:25 – 08:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:43 – 10:01
- 5☽︎ Moon10:01 – 11:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:19 – 12:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:36 – 13:54
- 8♂︎ Mars13:54 – 15:12
- 9☉︎ Sun15:12 – 16:30
- 10♀︎ Venus16:30 – 17:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:48 – 19:06
- 12☽︎ Moon19:06 – 20:24
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:24 – 21:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:06 – 21:48
- 3♂︎ Mars21:48 – 22:30
- 4☉︎ Sun22:30 – 23:12
- 5♀︎ Venus23:12 – 23:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:54 – 00:36
- 7☽︎ Moon00:36 – 01:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:18 – 02:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:00 – 02:42
- 10♂︎ Mars02:42 – 03:24
- 11☉︎ Sun03:24 – 04:06
- 12♀︎ Venus04:06 – 04:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Tuesday, 26 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:49 and sets at 20:24: the day lasts 15h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:48, lasts 8h 25m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:49 to 06:07: 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.