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 Wednesday, 3 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:43
- Sunset
- 20:32
- Next sunrise
- 04:43
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 06:02
- 2☽︎ Moon06:02 – 07:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:21 – 08:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:40 – 09:59
- 5♂︎ Mars09:59 – 11:18
- 6☉︎ Sun11:18 – 12:37
- 7♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 15:15
- 9☽︎ Moon15:15 – 16:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:34 – 17:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:53 – 19:13
- 12♂︎ Mars19:13 – 20:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:32 – 21:12
- 2♀︎ Venus21:12 – 21:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:53 – 22:34
- 4☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:15 – 23:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:56 – 00:37
- 7♂︎ Mars00:37 – 01:18
- 8☉︎ Sun01:18 – 01:59
- 9♀︎ Venus01:59 – 02:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:40 – 03:21
- 11☽︎ Moon03:21 – 04:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:02 – 04:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Wednesday, 3 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:43 and sets at 20:32: the day lasts 15h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:43, lasts 8h 11m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:43 to 06:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.