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, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 15:46
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:16 – 07:58
- 2☽︎ Moon07:58 – 08:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:24 – 10:06
- 5♂︎ Mars10:06 – 10:49
- 6☉︎ Sun10:49 – 11:31
- 7♀︎ Venus11:31 – 12:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:14 – 12:56
- 9☽︎ Moon12:56 – 13:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:39 – 14:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:21 – 15:04
- 12♂︎ Mars15:04 – 15:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:46 – 17:04
- 2♀︎ Venus17:04 – 18:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:22 – 19:39
- 4☽︎ Moon19:39 – 20:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:57 – 22:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:14 – 23:32
- 7♂︎ Mars23:32 – 00:49
- 8☉︎ Sun00:49 – 02:07
- 9♀︎ Venus02:07 – 03:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:24 – 04:42
- 11☽︎ Moon04:42 – 05:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:59 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 15:46: the day lasts 8h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 15h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:16 to 07:58: 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.