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, 9 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 20:38
- Next sunrise
- 04:51
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:50 – 06:09
- 2♂︎ Mars06:09 – 07:28
- 3☉︎ Sun07:28 – 08:47
- 4♀︎ Venus08:47 – 10:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:06 – 11:25
- 6☽︎ Moon11:25 – 12:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:44 – 14:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:03 – 15:22
- 9♂︎ Mars15:22 – 16:41
- 10☉︎ Sun16:41 – 18:00
- 11♀︎ Venus18:00 – 19:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:19 – 20:38
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:38 – 21:19
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:19 – 22:00
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:00 – 22:41
- 4♂︎ Mars22:41 – 23:22
- 5☉︎ Sun23:22 – 00:03
- 6♀︎ Venus00:03 – 00:44
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:44 – 01:26
- 8☽︎ Moon01:26 – 02:07
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:07 – 02:48
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:48 – 03:29
- 11♂︎ Mars03:29 – 04:10
- 12☉︎ Sun04:10 – 04:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Thursday, 9 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 20:38: the day lasts 15h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:51, lasts 8h 13m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:50 to 06:09: 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.