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, 5 June 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:42
- Sunset
- 20:33
- Next sunrise
- 04:42
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:42 – 06:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 07:21
- 3☽︎ Moon07:21 – 08:40
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:40 – 09:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:59 – 11:19
- 6♂︎ Mars11:19 – 12:38
- 7☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:57
- 8♀︎ Venus13:57 – 15:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:16 – 16:35
- 10☽︎ Moon16:35 – 17:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:55 – 19:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:14 – 20:33
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:33 – 21:14
- 2☉︎ Sun21:14 – 21:55
- 3♀︎ Venus21:55 – 22:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:35 – 23:16
- 5☽︎ Moon23:16 – 23:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:57 – 00:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:18
- 8♂︎ Mars01:18 – 01:59
- 9☉︎ Sun01:59 – 02:40
- 10♀︎ Venus02:40 – 03:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:20 – 04:01
- 12☽︎ Moon04:01 – 04:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Friday, 5 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:42 and sets at 20:33: the day lasts 15h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:42, lasts 8h 09m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:42 to 06:02: 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.