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, 17 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 16:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:48 – 07:34
- 2☉︎ Sun07:34 – 08:20
- 3♀︎ Venus08:20 – 09:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:06 – 09:52
- 5☽︎ Moon09:52 – 10:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:38 – 11:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:24 – 12:10
- 8♂︎ Mars12:10 – 12:56
- 9☉︎ Sun12:56 – 13:42
- 10♀︎ Venus13:42 – 14:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:28 – 15:14
- 12☽︎ Moon15:14 – 16:00
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:00 – 17:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:14 – 18:28
- 3♂︎ Mars18:28 – 19:42
- 4☉︎ Sun19:42 – 20:56
- 5♀︎ Venus20:56 – 22:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:10 – 23:24
- 7☽︎ Moon23:24 – 00:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:39 – 01:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:53 – 03:07
- 10♂︎ Mars03:07 – 04:21
- 11☉︎ Sun04:21 – 05:35
- 12♀︎ Venus05:35 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Tuesday, 17 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 16:00: the day lasts 9h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 14h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:48 to 07:34: 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.