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, 29 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:47
- Sunset
- 20:27
- Next sunrise
- 04:46
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:47 – 06:05
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 07:23
- 3☽︎ Moon07:23 – 08:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:42 – 10:00
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:00 – 11:18
- 6♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:37
- 7☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:55
- 8♀︎ Venus13:55 – 15:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:13 – 16:32
- 10☽︎ Moon16:32 – 17:50
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:50 – 19:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:08 – 20:27
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:27 – 21:08
- 2☉︎ Sun21:08 – 21:50
- 3♀︎ Venus21:50 – 22:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:32 – 23:13
- 5☽︎ Moon23:13 – 23:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:55 – 00:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:36 – 01:18
- 8♂︎ Mars01:18 – 02:00
- 9☉︎ Sun02:00 – 02:41
- 10♀︎ Venus02:41 – 03:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:23 – 04:04
- 12☽︎ Moon04:04 – 04:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Friday, 29 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:47 and sets at 20:27: the day lasts 15h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:46, lasts 8h 19m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:47 to 06:05: 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.