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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:49
- Sunset
- 20:39
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 06:08
- 2☽︎ Moon06:08 – 07:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:27 – 08:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:47 – 10:06
- 5♂︎ Mars10:06 – 11:25
- 6☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:44
- 7♀︎ Venus12:44 – 14:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 15:22
- 9☽︎ Moon15:22 – 16:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:41 – 18:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:00 – 19:20
- 12♂︎ Mars19:20 – 20:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:39 – 21:20
- 2♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:01 – 22:41
- 4☽︎ Moon22:41 – 23:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:22 – 00:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:03 – 00:44
- 7♂︎ Mars00:44 – 01:25
- 8☉︎ Sun01:25 – 02:06
- 9♀︎ Venus02:06 – 02:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:47 – 03:28
- 11☽︎ Moon03:28 – 04:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:09 – 04:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:49 and sets at 20:39: the day lasts 15h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:50, lasts 8h 11m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:49 to 06:08: 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.