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 Friday, 15 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 16:13
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:24 – 08:08
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:08 – 08:52
- 3☽︎ Moon08:52 – 09:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:20 – 11:04
- 6♂︎ Mars11:04 – 11:48
- 7☉︎ Sun11:48 – 12:33
- 8♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:17 – 14:01
- 10☽︎ Moon14:01 – 14:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:45 – 15:29
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:29 – 16:13
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:13 – 17:29
- 2☉︎ Sun17:29 – 18:45
- 3♀︎ Venus18:45 – 20:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:01 – 21:17
- 5☽︎ Moon21:17 – 22:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:32 – 23:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:48 – 01:04
- 8♂︎ Mars01:04 – 02:20
- 9☉︎ Sun02:20 – 03:36
- 10♀︎ Venus03:36 – 04:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 06:07
- 12☽︎ Moon06:07 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Friday, 15 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 16:13: the day lasts 8h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 15h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:24 to 08:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.