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, 15 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 15:47
- Next sunrise
- 07:22
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:21 – 08:03
- 2☉︎ Sun08:03 – 08:46
- 3♀︎ Venus08:46 – 09:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:28 – 10:10
- 5☽︎ Moon10:10 – 10:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:52 – 11:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:34 – 12:16
- 8♂︎ Mars12:16 – 12:58
- 9☉︎ Sun12:58 – 13:40
- 10♀︎ Venus13:40 – 14:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:23 – 15:05
- 12☽︎ Moon15:05 – 15:47
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:47 – 17:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:05 – 18:23
- 3♂︎ Mars18:23 – 19:41
- 4☉︎ Sun19:41 – 20:59
- 5♀︎ Venus20:59 – 22:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:16 – 23:34
- 7☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:52 – 02:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:10 – 03:28
- 10♂︎ Mars03:28 – 04:46
- 11☉︎ Sun04:46 – 06:04
- 12♀︎ Venus06:04 – 07:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Tuesday, 15 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 15:47: the day lasts 8h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:22, lasts 15h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:21 to 08:03: 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.