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, 22 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 16:23
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:18 – 08:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 08:49
- 3☽︎ Moon08:49 – 09:34
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:34 – 10:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:20 – 11:05
- 6♂︎ Mars11:05 – 11:51
- 7☉︎ Sun11:51 – 12:36
- 8♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:22
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:22 – 14:07
- 10☽︎ Moon14:07 – 14:52
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:52 – 15:38
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:38 – 16:23
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:23 – 17:38
- 2☉︎ Sun17:38 – 18:52
- 3♀︎ Venus18:52 – 20:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:07 – 21:21
- 5☽︎ Moon21:21 – 22:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:50 – 01:05
- 8♂︎ Mars01:05 – 02:19
- 9☉︎ Sun02:19 – 03:34
- 10♀︎ Venus03:34 – 04:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:48 – 06:03
- 12☽︎ Moon06:03 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Friday, 22 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 16:23: the day lasts 9h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 14h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:18 to 08:04: 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.