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, 29 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 15:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:28 – 08:10
- 2☉︎ Sun08:10 – 08:52
- 3♀︎ Venus08:52 – 09:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:35 – 10:17
- 5☽︎ Moon10:17 – 10:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:59 – 11:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:41 – 12:23
- 8♂︎ Mars12:23 – 13:05
- 9☉︎ Sun13:05 – 13:48
- 10♀︎ Venus13:48 – 14:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:30 – 15:12
- 12☽︎ Moon15:12 – 15:54
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:54 – 17:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:12 – 18:30
- 3♂︎ Mars18:30 – 19:48
- 4☉︎ Sun19:48 – 21:05
- 5♀︎ Venus21:05 – 22:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:23 – 23:41
- 7☽︎ Moon23:41 – 00:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:59 – 02:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:17 – 03:35
- 10♂︎ Mars03:35 – 04:52
- 11☉︎ Sun04:52 – 06:10
- 12♀︎ Venus06:10 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Tuesday, 29 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 15:54: the day lasts 8h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 15h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:28 to 08:10: 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.