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 Thursday, 6 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:22
- Sunset
- 20:07
- Next sunrise
- 05:23
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:22 – 06:36
- 2♂︎ Mars06:36 – 07:49
- 3☉︎ Sun07:49 – 09:03
- 4♀︎ Venus09:03 – 10:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:17 – 11:31
- 6☽︎ Moon11:31 – 12:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:45 – 13:58
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:58 – 15:12
- 9♂︎ Mars15:12 – 16:26
- 10☉︎ Sun16:26 – 17:40
- 11♀︎ Venus17:40 – 18:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:53 – 20:07
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:07 – 20:53
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:53 – 21:40
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:40 – 22:26
- 4♂︎ Mars22:26 – 23:12
- 5☉︎ Sun23:12 – 23:59
- 6♀︎ Venus23:59 – 00:45
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:45 – 01:32
- 8☽︎ Moon01:32 – 02:18
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:18 – 03:04
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:04 – 03:51
- 11♂︎ Mars03:51 – 04:37
- 12☉︎ Sun04:37 – 05:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Thursday, 6 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:22 and sets at 20:07: the day lasts 14h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 9h 16m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:22 to 06:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.