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 Tuesday, 28 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:10
- Sunset
- 20:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:12
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:10 – 06:26
- 2☉︎ Sun06:26 – 07:42
- 3♀︎ Venus07:42 – 08:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:58 – 10:14
- 5☽︎ Moon10:14 – 11:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:29 – 12:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:45 – 14:01
- 8♂︎ Mars14:01 – 15:17
- 9☉︎ Sun15:17 – 16:33
- 10♀︎ Venus16:33 – 17:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:48 – 19:04
- 12☽︎ Moon19:04 – 20:20
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:20 – 21:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:04 – 21:49
- 3♂︎ Mars21:49 – 22:33
- 4☉︎ Sun22:33 – 23:17
- 5♀︎ Venus23:17 – 00:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:01 – 00:46
- 7☽︎ Moon00:46 – 01:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:30 – 02:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:14 – 02:59
- 10♂︎ Mars02:59 – 03:43
- 11☉︎ Sun03:43 – 04:27
- 12♀︎ Venus04:27 – 05:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Tuesday, 28 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:10 and sets at 20:20: the day lasts 15h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:12, lasts 8h 52m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:10 to 06:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.