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 Saturday, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:11 – 08:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:03 – 08:55
- 3♂︎ Mars08:55 – 09:47
- 4☉︎ Sun09:47 – 10:39
- 5♀︎ Venus10:39 – 11:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:31 – 12:23
- 7☽︎ Moon12:23 – 13:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:15 – 14:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:07 – 14:59
- 10♂︎ Mars14:59 – 15:51
- 11☉︎ Sun15:51 – 16:43
- 12♀︎ Venus16:43 – 17:35
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:35 – 18:43
- 2☽︎ Moon18:43 – 19:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:51 – 20:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:59 – 22:07
- 5♂︎ Mars22:07 – 23:15
- 6☉︎ Sun23:15 – 00:24
- 7♀︎ Venus00:24 – 01:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:32 – 02:40
- 9☽︎ Moon02:40 – 03:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:48 – 03:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:56 – 05:04
- 12♂︎ Mars05:04 – 06:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 17:35: the day lasts 10h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 13h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:11 to 08:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.