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, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 16:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:17 – 07:08
- 2☽︎ Moon07:08 – 07:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 08:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:50 – 09:41
- 5♂︎ Mars09:41 – 10:32
- 6☉︎ Sun10:32 – 11:22
- 7♀︎ Venus11:22 – 12:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:13 – 13:04
- 9☽︎ Moon13:04 – 13:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:55 – 14:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:46 – 15:37
- 12♂︎ Mars15:37 – 16:28
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:28 – 17:37
- 2♀︎ Venus17:37 – 18:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:46 – 19:55
- 4☽︎ Moon19:55 – 21:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:05 – 22:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:14 – 23:23
- 7♂︎ Mars23:23 – 00:32
- 8☉︎ Sun00:32 – 01:42
- 9♀︎ Venus01:42 – 02:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:51 – 04:00
- 11☽︎ Moon04:00 – 05:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:09 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 16:28: the day lasts 10h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 13h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:17 to 07:08: 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.