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 Friday, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:23
- Sunset
- 20:06
- Next sunrise
- 05:25
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:23 – 06:37
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:37 – 07:50
- 3☽︎ Moon07:50 – 09:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:04 – 10:17
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:17 – 11:31
- 6♂︎ Mars11:31 – 12:44
- 7☉︎ Sun12:44 – 13:58
- 8♀︎ Venus13:58 – 15:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 16:25
- 10☽︎ Moon16:25 – 17:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:38 – 18:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:52 – 20:06
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:06 – 20:52
- 2☉︎ Sun20:52 – 21:39
- 3♀︎ Venus21:39 – 22:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:12
- 5☽︎ Moon23:12 – 23:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 00:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:45 – 01:32
- 8♂︎ Mars01:32 – 02:18
- 9☉︎ Sun02:18 – 03:05
- 10♀︎ Venus03:05 – 03:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:51 – 04:38
- 12☽︎ Moon04:38 – 05:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:23 and sets at 20:06: the day lasts 14h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:25, lasts 9h 19m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:23 to 06:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.