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, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 15:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 07:35
- 2☽︎ Moon07:35 – 08:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:21 – 09:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:06 – 09:52
- 5♂︎ Mars09:52 – 10:38
- 6☉︎ Sun10:38 – 11:24
- 7♀︎ Venus11:24 – 12:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:10 – 12:56
- 9☽︎ Moon12:56 – 13:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:41 – 14:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:27 – 15:13
- 12♂︎ Mars15:13 – 15:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:59 – 17:13
- 2♀︎ Venus17:13 – 18:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:27 – 19:42
- 4☽︎ Moon19:42 – 20:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:56 – 22:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:10 – 23:25
- 7♂︎ Mars23:25 – 00:39
- 8☉︎ Sun00:39 – 01:53
- 9♀︎ Venus01:53 – 03:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:08 – 04:22
- 11☽︎ Moon04:22 – 05:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:36 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 15:59: the day lasts 9h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 14h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:49 to 07:35: 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.