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, 19 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 20:30
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:00 – 06:17
- 2♀︎ Venus06:17 – 07:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:35 – 08:52
- 4☽︎ Moon08:52 – 10:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:10 – 11:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:45
- 7♂︎ Mars12:45 – 14:03
- 8☉︎ Sun14:03 – 15:20
- 9♀︎ Venus15:20 – 16:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:38 – 17:55
- 11☽︎ Moon17:55 – 19:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:13 – 20:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:30 – 21:13
- 2♂︎ Mars21:13 – 21:55
- 3☉︎ Sun21:55 – 22:38
- 4♀︎ Venus22:38 – 23:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:20 – 00:03
- 6☽︎ Moon00:03 – 00:46
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:46 – 01:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:28 – 02:11
- 9♂︎ Mars02:11 – 02:53
- 10☉︎ Sun02:53 – 03:36
- 11♀︎ Venus03:36 – 04:18
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:18 – 05:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Sunday, 19 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 20:30: the day lasts 15h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 8h 31m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:00 to 06:17: 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.