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, 11 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 15:46
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:18 – 08:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 08:43
- 3☽︎ Moon08:43 – 09:25
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:25 – 10:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:07 – 10:50
- 6♂︎ Mars10:50 – 11:32
- 7☉︎ Sun11:32 – 12:14
- 8♀︎ Venus12:14 – 12:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury12:57 – 13:39
- 10☽︎ Moon13:39 – 14:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:22 – 15:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:04 – 15:46
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:46 – 17:04
- 2☉︎ Sun17:04 – 18:22
- 3♀︎ Venus18:22 – 19:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:39 – 20:57
- 5☽︎ Moon20:57 – 22:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:15 – 23:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:50
- 8♂︎ Mars00:50 – 02:08
- 9☉︎ Sun02:08 – 03:26
- 10♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 06:01
- 12☽︎ Moon06:01 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Friday, 11 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 15:46: the day lasts 8h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 15h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:18 to 08:00: 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.