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, 12 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:53 – 07:49
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:49 – 08:44
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:44 – 09:39
- 4♂︎ Mars09:39 – 10:35
- 5☉︎ Sun10:35 – 11:30
- 6♀︎ Venus11:30 – 12:25
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:25 – 13:20
- 8☽︎ Moon13:20 – 14:16
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:16 – 15:11
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:11 – 16:06
- 11♂︎ Mars16:06 – 17:02
- 12☉︎ Sun17:02 – 17:57
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:57 – 19:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:02 – 20:07
- 3☽︎ Moon20:07 – 21:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:11 – 22:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:16 – 23:21
- 6♂︎ Mars23:21 – 00:26
- 7☉︎ Sun00:26 – 01:31
- 8♀︎ Venus01:31 – 02:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:36 – 03:40
- 10☽︎ Moon03:40 – 04:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:45 – 05:50
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:50 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Monday, 12 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 17:57: the day lasts 11h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 12h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:53 to 07:49: 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.