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, 9 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:02 – 07:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:09 – 08:15
- 3☽︎ Moon08:15 – 09:22
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:22 – 10:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:35
- 6♂︎ Mars11:35 – 12:41
- 7☉︎ Sun12:41 – 13:48
- 8♀︎ Venus13:48 – 14:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:54 – 16:01
- 10☽︎ Moon16:01 – 17:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:07 – 18:13
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:13 – 19:20
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:20 – 20:13
- 2☉︎ Sun20:13 – 21:07
- 3♀︎ Venus21:07 – 22:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:00 – 22:53
- 5☽︎ Moon22:53 – 23:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:47 – 00:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:40 – 01:34
- 8♂︎ Mars01:34 – 02:27
- 9☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:20
- 10♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:14 – 05:07
- 12☽︎ Moon05:07 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Friday, 9 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 13h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 10h 41m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:02 to 07:09: 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.