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 Friday, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 16:24
- Next sunrise
- 06:22
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:20 – 07:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:11 – 08:01
- 3☽︎ Moon08:01 – 08:51
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:51 – 09:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:42 – 10:32
- 6♂︎ Mars10:32 – 11:22
- 7☉︎ Sun11:22 – 12:13
- 8♀︎ Venus12:13 – 13:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:03 – 13:53
- 10☽︎ Moon13:53 – 14:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:44 – 15:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:34 – 16:24
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:24 – 17:34
- 2☉︎ Sun17:34 – 18:44
- 3♀︎ Venus18:44 – 19:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:54 – 21:04
- 5☽︎ Moon21:04 – 22:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:13 – 23:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:23 – 00:33
- 8♂︎ Mars00:33 – 01:43
- 9☉︎ Sun01:43 – 02:52
- 10♀︎ Venus02:52 – 04:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:02 – 05:12
- 12☽︎ Moon05:12 – 06:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 16:24: the day lasts 10h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:22, lasts 13h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:20 to 07:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.