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, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 15:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:52 – 07:37
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:37 – 08:23
- 3☽︎ Moon08:23 – 09:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:08 – 09:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:54 – 10:39
- 6♂︎ Mars10:39 – 11:24
- 7☉︎ Sun11:24 – 12:10
- 8♀︎ Venus12:10 – 12:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 13:41
- 10☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:26 – 15:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:11 – 15:57
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:57 – 17:12
- 2☉︎ Sun17:12 – 18:26
- 3♀︎ Venus18:26 – 19:41
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:41 – 20:56
- 5☽︎ Moon20:56 – 22:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:10 – 23:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:25 – 00:40
- 8♂︎ Mars00:40 – 01:55
- 9☉︎ Sun01:55 – 03:09
- 10♀︎ Venus03:09 – 04:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:24 – 05:39
- 12☽︎ Moon05:39 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 15:57: the day lasts 9h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 14h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:52 to 07:37: 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.