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, 1 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:44
- Sunset
- 20:41
- Next sunrise
- 04:45
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:44 – 06:04
- 2☽︎ Moon06:04 – 07:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:24 – 08:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:43 – 10:03
- 5♂︎ Mars10:03 – 11:23
- 6☉︎ Sun11:23 – 12:43
- 7♀︎ Venus12:43 – 14:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 15:22
- 9☽︎ Moon15:22 – 16:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:42 – 18:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:02 – 19:22
- 12♂︎ Mars19:22 – 20:41
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:41 – 21:22
- 2♀︎ Venus21:22 – 22:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:02 – 22:42
- 4☽︎ Moon22:42 – 23:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:23 – 00:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:03 – 00:43
- 7♂︎ Mars00:43 – 01:23
- 8☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:04
- 9♀︎ Venus02:04 – 02:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:44 – 03:24
- 11☽︎ Moon03:24 – 04:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:04 – 04:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:44 and sets at 20:41: the day lasts 15h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:45, lasts 8h 03m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:44 to 06:04: 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.