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, 30 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:46
- Sunset
- 20:28
- Next sunrise
- 04:45
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:46 – 06:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:04 – 07:23
- 3♂︎ Mars07:23 – 08:41
- 4☉︎ Sun08:41 – 10:00
- 5♀︎ Venus10:00 – 11:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:18 – 12:37
- 7☽︎ Moon12:37 – 13:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:55 – 15:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:14 – 16:32
- 10♂︎ Mars16:32 – 17:51
- 11☉︎ Sun17:51 – 19:09
- 12♀︎ Venus19:09 – 20:28
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:28 – 21:09
- 2☽︎ Moon21:09 – 21:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:51 – 22:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:32 – 23:14
- 5♂︎ Mars23:14 – 23:55
- 6☉︎ Sun23:55 – 00:37
- 7♀︎ Venus00:37 – 01:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:18 – 01:59
- 9☽︎ Moon01:59 – 02:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:41 – 03:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:22 – 04:04
- 12♂︎ Mars04:04 – 04:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Saturday, 30 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:46 and sets at 20:28: the day lasts 15h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:45, lasts 8h 17m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:46 to 06:04: 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.