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, 2 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:45
- Sunset
- 20:41
- Next sunrise
- 04:45
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:45 – 06:04
- 2♂︎ Mars06:04 – 07:24
- 3☉︎ Sun07:24 – 08:44
- 4♀︎ Venus08:44 – 10:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:04 – 11:23
- 6☽︎ Moon11:23 – 12:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:43 – 14:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:03 – 15:22
- 9♂︎ Mars15:22 – 16:42
- 10☉︎ Sun16:42 – 18:02
- 11♀︎ Venus18:02 – 19:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:21 – 20:41
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:41 – 21:21
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:21 – 22:02
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:02 – 22:42
- 4♂︎ Mars22:42 – 23:23
- 5☉︎ Sun23:23 – 00:03
- 6♀︎ Venus00:03 – 00:43
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:43 – 01:24
- 8☽︎ Moon01:24 – 02:04
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:04 – 02:44
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:44 – 03:25
- 11♂︎ Mars03:25 – 04:05
- 12☉︎ Sun04:05 – 04:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Thursday, 2 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:45 and sets at 20:41: the day lasts 15h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:45, lasts 8h 04m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:45 to 06:04: 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.