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, 19 June 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:40
- Sunset
- 20:41
- Next sunrise
- 04:40
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:40 – 06:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:00 – 07:20
- 3☽︎ Moon07:20 – 08:40
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:40 – 10:00
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:00 – 11:20
- 6♂︎ Mars11:20 – 12:40
- 7☉︎ Sun12:40 – 14:01
- 8♀︎ Venus14:01 – 15:21
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:21 – 16:41
- 10☽︎ Moon16:41 – 18:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:01 – 19:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:21 – 20:41
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:41 – 21:21
- 2☉︎ Sun21:21 – 22:01
- 3♀︎ Venus22:01 – 22:41
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:41 – 23:21
- 5☽︎ Moon23:21 – 00:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:01 – 00:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:40 – 01:20
- 8♂︎ Mars01:20 – 02:00
- 9☉︎ Sun02:00 – 02:40
- 10♀︎ Venus02:40 – 03:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:20 – 04:00
- 12☽︎ Moon04:00 – 04:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Friday, 19 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:40 and sets at 20:41: the day lasts 16h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:40, lasts 7h 59m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:40 to 06:00: 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.