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 Sunday, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 16:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:34 – 07:22
- 2♀︎ Venus07:22 – 08:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:10 – 08:58
- 4☽︎ Moon08:58 – 09:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:46 – 10:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:34 – 11:22
- 7♂︎ Mars11:22 – 12:11
- 8☉︎ Sun12:11 – 12:59
- 9♀︎ Venus12:59 – 13:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 14:35
- 11☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:23 – 16:11
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:11 – 17:23
- 2♂︎ Mars17:23 – 18:35
- 3☉︎ Sun18:35 – 19:47
- 4♀︎ Venus19:47 – 20:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury20:59 – 22:11
- 6☽︎ Moon22:11 – 23:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:23 – 00:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:35 – 01:47
- 9♂︎ Mars01:47 – 02:59
- 10☉︎ Sun02:59 – 04:11
- 11♀︎ Venus04:11 – 05:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:23 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 16:11: the day lasts 9h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 14h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:34 to 07:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.