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, 23 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:34
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:36 – 06:46
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:46 – 07:57
- 3☽︎ Moon07:57 – 09:07
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:07 – 10:17
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:17 – 11:28
- 6♂︎ Mars11:28 – 12:38
- 7☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:48
- 8♀︎ Venus13:48 – 14:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:59 – 16:09
- 10☽︎ Moon16:09 – 17:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:19 – 18:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:30 – 19:40
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:40 – 20:29
- 2☉︎ Sun20:29 – 21:19
- 3♀︎ Venus21:19 – 22:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 22:58
- 5☽︎ Moon22:58 – 23:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:47 – 00:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:37 – 01:27
- 8♂︎ Mars01:27 – 02:16
- 9☉︎ Sun02:16 – 03:06
- 10♀︎ Venus03:06 – 03:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:55 – 04:45
- 12☽︎ Moon04:45 – 05:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Friday, 23 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 14h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:34, lasts 9h 54m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:36 to 06:46: 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.