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, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 15:47
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:22 – 08:04
- 2☽︎ Moon08:04 – 08:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:46 – 09:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:28 – 10:10
- 5♂︎ Mars10:10 – 10:52
- 6☉︎ Sun10:52 – 11:35
- 7♀︎ Venus11:35 – 12:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:17 – 12:59
- 9☽︎ Moon12:59 – 13:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:41 – 14:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:23 – 15:05
- 12♂︎ Mars15:05 – 15:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:47 – 17:05
- 2♀︎ Venus17:05 – 18:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:23 – 19:41
- 4☽︎ Moon19:41 – 20:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:59 – 22:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:17 – 23:35
- 7♂︎ Mars23:35 – 00:53
- 8☉︎ Sun00:53 – 02:11
- 9♀︎ Venus02:11 – 03:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:29 – 04:47
- 11☽︎ Moon04:47 – 06:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:05 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:22 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 07:23, lasts 15h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:22 to 08:04: 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.