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, 3 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 20:12
- Next sunrise
- 05:19
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:18 – 06:32
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:32 – 07:47
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:47 – 09:01
- 4♂︎ Mars09:01 – 10:16
- 5☉︎ Sun10:16 – 11:30
- 6♀︎ Venus11:30 – 12:45
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:45 – 13:59
- 8☽︎ Moon13:59 – 15:14
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:14 – 16:28
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:28 – 17:43
- 11♂︎ Mars17:43 – 18:57
- 12☉︎ Sun18:57 – 20:12
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:12 – 20:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:57 – 21:43
- 3☽︎ Moon21:43 – 22:29
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:29 – 23:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:14 – 00:00
- 6♂︎ Mars00:00 – 00:45
- 7☉︎ Sun00:45 – 01:31
- 8♀︎ Venus01:31 – 02:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:17 – 03:02
- 10☽︎ Moon03:02 – 03:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:48 – 04:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:34 – 05:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Monday, 3 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 20:12: the day lasts 14h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:19, lasts 9h 08m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:18 to 06:32: 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.