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 Saturday, 11 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 20:37
- Next sunrise
- 04:53
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:52 – 06:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:11 – 07:29
- 3♂︎ Mars07:29 – 08:48
- 4☉︎ Sun08:48 – 10:07
- 5♀︎ Venus10:07 – 11:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:26 – 12:44
- 7☽︎ Moon12:44 – 14:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:03 – 15:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:22 – 16:41
- 10♂︎ Mars16:41 – 17:59
- 11☉︎ Sun17:59 – 19:18
- 12♀︎ Venus19:18 – 20:37
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:37 – 21:18
- 2☽︎ Moon21:18 – 21:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:59 – 22:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:41 – 23:22
- 5♂︎ Mars23:22 – 00:03
- 6☉︎ Sun00:03 – 00:45
- 7♀︎ Venus00:45 – 01:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:26 – 02:07
- 9☽︎ Moon02:07 – 02:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:49 – 03:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:30 – 04:11
- 12♂︎ Mars04:11 – 04:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Saturday, 11 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 20:37: the day lasts 15h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:53, lasts 8h 16m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:52 to 06:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.