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, 4 June 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:43
- Sunset
- 20:32
- Next sunrise
- 04:42
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:43 – 06:02
- 2♂︎ Mars06:02 – 07:21
- 3☉︎ Sun07:21 – 08:40
- 4♀︎ Venus08:40 – 09:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:59 – 11:18
- 6☽︎ Moon11:18 – 12:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:38 – 13:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:57 – 15:16
- 9♂︎ Mars15:16 – 16:35
- 10☉︎ Sun16:35 – 17:54
- 11♀︎ Venus17:54 – 19:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:13 – 20:32
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:32 – 21:13
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:13 – 21:54
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:54 – 22:35
- 4♂︎ Mars22:35 – 23:16
- 5☉︎ Sun23:16 – 23:57
- 6♀︎ Venus23:57 – 00:37
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:37 – 01:18
- 8☽︎ Moon01:18 – 01:59
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:59 – 02:40
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:40 – 03:21
- 11♂︎ Mars03:21 – 04:01
- 12☉︎ Sun04:01 – 04:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Thursday, 4 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:43 and sets at 20:32: the day lasts 15h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:42, lasts 8h 10m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, 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: 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.