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, 22 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 15:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:26
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:26 – 08:08
- 2☉︎ Sun08:08 – 08:50
- 3♀︎ Venus08:50 – 09:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:32 – 10:14
- 5☽︎ Moon10:14 – 10:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:56 – 11:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:19
- 8♂︎ Mars12:19 – 13:01
- 9☉︎ Sun13:01 – 13:43
- 10♀︎ Venus13:43 – 14:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:07
- 12☽︎ Moon15:07 – 15:49
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:49 – 17:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:07 – 18:25
- 3♂︎ Mars18:25 – 19:44
- 4☉︎ Sun19:44 – 21:02
- 5♀︎ Venus21:02 – 22:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:38
- 7☽︎ Moon23:38 – 00:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:56 – 02:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:14 – 03:32
- 10♂︎ Mars03:32 – 04:50
- 11☉︎ Sun04:50 – 06:08
- 12♀︎ Venus06:08 – 07:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Tuesday, 22 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 15:49: the day lasts 8h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:26, lasts 15h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:26 to 08:08: 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.