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 Sunday, 12 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 20:36
- Next sunrise
- 04:54
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:53 – 06:11
- 2♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:49
- 4☽︎ Moon08:49 – 10:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:07 – 11:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:26 – 12:44
- 7♂︎ Mars12:44 – 14:03
- 8☉︎ Sun14:03 – 15:22
- 9♀︎ Venus15:22 – 16:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:40 – 17:59
- 11☽︎ Moon17:59 – 19:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:18 – 20:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:36 – 21:18
- 2♂︎ Mars21:18 – 21:59
- 3☉︎ Sun21:59 – 22:41
- 4♀︎ Venus22:41 – 23:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:22 – 00:03
- 6☽︎ Moon00:03 – 00:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:45 – 01:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:26 – 02:08
- 9♂︎ Mars02:08 – 02:49
- 10☉︎ Sun02:49 – 03:31
- 11♀︎ Venus03:31 – 04:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 04:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Sunday, 12 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 20:36: the day lasts 15h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:54, lasts 8h 18m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:53 to 06:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.