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 Wednesday, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 07:51
- 2☽︎ Moon07:51 – 08:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:46 – 09:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:40 – 10:35
- 5♂︎ Mars10:35 – 11:30
- 6☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:25
- 7♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:19 – 14:14
- 9☽︎ Moon14:14 – 15:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 16:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 16:58
- 12♂︎ Mars16:58 – 17:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:53 – 18:58
- 2♀︎ Venus18:58 – 20:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:04 – 21:09
- 4☽︎ Moon21:09 – 22:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:15 – 23:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:20 – 00:25
- 7♂︎ Mars00:25 – 01:31
- 8☉︎ Sun01:31 – 02:36
- 9♀︎ Venus02:36 – 03:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:42 – 04:47
- 11☽︎ Moon04:47 – 05:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:52 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 10h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 13h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:56 to 07:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.