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, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 17:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:05 – 07:58
- 2☉︎ Sun07:58 – 08:51
- 3♀︎ Venus08:51 – 09:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:44 – 10:37
- 5☽︎ Moon10:37 – 11:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:30 – 12:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:23 – 13:17
- 8♂︎ Mars13:17 – 14:10
- 9☉︎ Sun14:10 – 15:03
- 10♀︎ Venus15:03 – 15:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:56 – 16:49
- 12☽︎ Moon16:49 – 17:42
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:42 – 18:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:49 – 19:56
- 3♂︎ Mars19:56 – 21:03
- 4☉︎ Sun21:03 – 22:10
- 5♀︎ Venus22:10 – 23:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:17 – 00:24
- 7☽︎ Moon00:24 – 01:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:31 – 02:38
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:38 – 03:45
- 10♂︎ Mars03:45 – 04:52
- 11☉︎ Sun04:52 – 06:00
- 12♀︎ Venus06:00 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 17:42: the day lasts 10h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 13h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:05 to 07:58: 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.