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, 11 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 19:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:29 – 06:41
- 2☉︎ Sun06:41 – 07:54
- 3♀︎ Venus07:54 – 09:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:06 – 10:19
- 5☽︎ Moon10:19 – 11:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:31 – 12:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:44 – 13:56
- 8♂︎ Mars13:56 – 15:09
- 9☉︎ Sun15:09 – 16:21
- 10♀︎ Venus16:21 – 17:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:34 – 18:47
- 12☽︎ Moon18:47 – 19:59
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:59 – 20:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:47 – 21:34
- 3♂︎ Mars21:34 – 22:22
- 4☉︎ Sun22:22 – 23:09
- 5♀︎ Venus23:09 – 23:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:57 – 00:44
- 7☽︎ Moon00:44 – 01:32
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:32 – 02:20
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:20 – 03:07
- 10♂︎ Mars03:07 – 03:55
- 11☉︎ Sun03:55 – 04:42
- 12♀︎ Venus04:42 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Tuesday, 11 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 19:59: the day lasts 14h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 9h 31m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:29 to 06:41: 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.