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 Sunday, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:52 – 07:48
- 2♀︎ Venus07:48 – 08:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:43 – 09:39
- 4☽︎ Moon09:39 – 10:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:25
- 7♂︎ Mars12:25 – 13:21
- 8☉︎ Sun13:21 – 14:17
- 9♀︎ Venus14:17 – 15:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:12 – 16:08
- 11☽︎ Moon16:08 – 17:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:03 – 17:59
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:59 – 19:03
- 2♂︎ Mars19:03 – 20:08
- 3☉︎ Sun20:08 – 21:12
- 4♀︎ Venus21:12 – 22:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:17 – 23:22
- 6☽︎ Moon23:22 – 00:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:35
- 9♂︎ Mars02:35 – 03:40
- 10☉︎ Sun03:40 – 04:44
- 11♀︎ Venus04:44 – 05:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:49 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 11h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 12h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:52 to 07:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.