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 Monday, 20 July 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:01
- Sunset
- 20:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:02
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:01 – 06:18
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:18 – 07:36
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:36 – 08:53
- 4♂︎ Mars08:53 – 10:10
- 5☉︎ Sun10:10 – 11:28
- 6♀︎ Venus11:28 – 12:45
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:45 – 14:02
- 8☽︎ Moon14:02 – 15:20
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:20 – 16:37
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:37 – 17:54
- 11♂︎ Mars17:54 – 19:12
- 12☉︎ Sun19:12 – 20:29
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:29 – 21:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:12 – 21:55
- 3☽︎ Moon21:55 – 22:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:20 – 00:03
- 6♂︎ Mars00:03 – 00:46
- 7☉︎ Sun00:46 – 01:28
- 8♀︎ Venus01:28 – 02:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:11 – 02:54
- 10☽︎ Moon02:54 – 03:37
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:37 – 04:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:19 – 05:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Monday, 20 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:01 and sets at 20:29: the day lasts 15h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:02, lasts 8h 33m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:01 to 06:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.