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, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 16:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:26 – 07:16
- 2☉︎ Sun07:16 – 08:05
- 3♀︎ Venus08:05 – 08:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:54 – 09:44
- 5☽︎ Moon09:44 – 10:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:33 – 11:22
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:22 – 12:12
- 8♂︎ Mars12:12 – 13:01
- 9☉︎ Sun13:01 – 13:50
- 10♀︎ Venus13:50 – 14:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:40 – 15:29
- 12☽︎ Moon15:29 – 16:18
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:29 – 18:40
- 3♂︎ Mars18:40 – 19:51
- 4☉︎ Sun19:51 – 21:01
- 5♀︎ Venus21:01 – 22:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:12 – 23:23
- 7☽︎ Moon23:23 – 00:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:34 – 01:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:45 – 02:55
- 10♂︎ Mars02:55 – 04:06
- 11☉︎ Sun04:06 – 05:17
- 12♀︎ Venus05:17 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 16:18: the day lasts 9h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 14h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:26 to 07:16: 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.