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 Saturday, 19 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 15:48
- Next sunrise
- 07:25
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:24 – 08:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:06 – 08:48
- 3♂︎ Mars08:48 – 09:30
- 4☉︎ Sun09:30 – 10:12
- 5♀︎ Venus10:12 – 10:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:54 – 11:36
- 7☽︎ Moon11:36 – 12:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:18 – 13:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:00 – 13:42
- 10♂︎ Mars13:42 – 14:24
- 11☉︎ Sun14:24 – 15:06
- 12♀︎ Venus15:06 – 15:48
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:48 – 17:06
- 2☽︎ Moon17:06 – 18:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:24 – 19:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:42 – 21:00
- 5♂︎ Mars21:00 – 22:18
- 6☉︎ Sun22:18 – 23:36
- 7♀︎ Venus23:36 – 00:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:54 – 02:12
- 9☽︎ Moon02:12 – 03:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:31 – 04:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:49 – 06:07
- 12♂︎ Mars06:07 – 07:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Saturday, 19 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 15:48: the day lasts 8h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:25, lasts 15h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:24 to 08:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.