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 Wednesday, 21 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 19:37
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:40 – 06:49
- 2☽︎ Moon06:49 – 07:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 09:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:09 – 10:19
- 5♂︎ Mars10:19 – 11:28
- 6☉︎ Sun11:28 – 12:38
- 7♀︎ Venus12:38 – 13:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:48 – 14:58
- 9☽︎ Moon14:58 – 16:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:08 – 17:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:17 – 18:27
- 12♂︎ Mars18:27 – 19:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:37 – 20:27
- 2♀︎ Venus20:27 – 21:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:07
- 4☽︎ Moon22:07 – 22:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:57 – 23:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:47 – 00:37
- 7♂︎ Mars00:37 – 01:27
- 8☉︎ Sun01:27 – 02:17
- 9♀︎ Venus02:17 – 03:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:08 – 03:58
- 11☽︎ Moon03:58 – 04:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:48 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Wednesday, 21 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 19:37: the day lasts 13h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 10h 01m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:40 to 06:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.