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, 30 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 16:36
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:09 – 07:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:57 – 08:44
- 3♂︎ Mars08:44 – 09:31
- 4☉︎ Sun09:31 – 10:18
- 5♀︎ Venus10:18 – 11:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:05 – 11:53
- 7☽︎ Moon11:53 – 12:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:40 – 13:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:27 – 14:14
- 10♂︎ Mars14:14 – 15:01
- 11☉︎ Sun15:01 – 15:48
- 12♀︎ Venus15:48 – 16:36
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:36 – 17:48
- 2☽︎ Moon17:48 – 19:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:01 – 20:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:14 – 21:26
- 5♂︎ Mars21:26 – 22:39
- 6☉︎ Sun22:39 – 23:52
- 7♀︎ Venus23:52 – 01:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:05 – 02:17
- 9☽︎ Moon02:17 – 03:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:30 – 04:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:43 – 05:55
- 12♂︎ Mars05:55 – 07:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Saturday, 30 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 16:36: the day lasts 9h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 14h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:09 to 07:57: 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.