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, 3 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:45
- Sunset
- 20:41
- Next sunrise
- 04:46
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:45 – 06:05
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 07:25
- 3☽︎ Moon07:25 – 08:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:44 – 10:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:04 – 11:24
- 6♂︎ Mars11:24 – 12:43
- 7☉︎ Sun12:43 – 14:03
- 8♀︎ Venus14:03 – 15:22
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:22 – 16:42
- 10☽︎ Moon16:42 – 18:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:02 – 19:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:21 – 20:41
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:41 – 21:21
- 2☉︎ Sun21:21 – 22:02
- 3♀︎ Venus22:02 – 22:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:42 – 23:23
- 5☽︎ Moon23:23 – 00:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 00:43
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:43 – 01:24
- 8♂︎ Mars01:24 – 02:04
- 9☉︎ Sun02:04 – 02:45
- 10♀︎ Venus02:45 – 03:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:25 – 04:06
- 12☽︎ Moon04:06 – 04:46
Other cities · Ukraine
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Friday, 3 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:45 and sets at 20:41: the day lasts 15h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:46, lasts 8h 05m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:45 to 06:05: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.