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, 13 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:55 – 07:50
- 2☉︎ Sun07:50 – 08:45
- 3♀︎ Venus08:45 – 09:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:40 – 10:35
- 5☽︎ Moon10:35 – 11:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:30 – 12:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:25 – 13:20
- 8♂︎ Mars13:20 – 14:15
- 9☉︎ Sun14:15 – 15:10
- 10♀︎ Venus15:10 – 16:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:05 – 17:00
- 12☽︎ Moon17:00 – 17:55
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:55 – 19:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:00 – 20:05
- 3♂︎ Mars20:05 – 21:10
- 4☉︎ Sun21:10 – 22:15
- 5♀︎ Venus22:15 – 23:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:20 – 00:26
- 7☽︎ Moon00:26 – 01:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:31 – 02:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:36 – 03:41
- 10♂︎ Mars03:41 – 04:46
- 11☉︎ Sun04:46 – 05:51
- 12♀︎ Venus05:51 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Tuesday, 13 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 11h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 13h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:55 to 07:50: 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.