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 Thursday, 28 May 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:47
- Sunset
- 20:26
- Next sunrise
- 04:47
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:47 – 06:06
- 2♂︎ Mars06:06 – 07:24
- 3☉︎ Sun07:24 – 08:42
- 4♀︎ Venus08:42 – 10:00
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:00 – 11:18
- 6☽︎ Moon11:18 – 12:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:37 – 13:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:55 – 15:13
- 9♂︎ Mars15:13 – 16:31
- 10☉︎ Sun16:31 – 17:49
- 11♀︎ Venus17:49 – 19:08
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:08 – 20:26
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:26 – 21:07
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:07 – 21:49
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:49 – 22:31
- 4♂︎ Mars22:31 – 23:13
- 5☉︎ Sun23:13 – 23:54
- 6♀︎ Venus23:54 – 00:36
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:36 – 01:18
- 8☽︎ Moon01:18 – 02:00
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:00 – 02:41
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:41 – 03:23
- 11♂︎ Mars03:23 – 04:05
- 12☉︎ Sun04:05 – 04:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Thursday, 28 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:47 and sets at 20:26: the day lasts 15h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:47, lasts 8h 21m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:47 to 06:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.