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 Sunday, 2 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 19:53
- Next sunrise
- 05:19
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:20 – 06:33
- 2♀︎ Venus06:33 – 07:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:46 – 08:58
- 4☽︎ Moon08:58 – 10:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:11 – 11:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:24 – 12:37
- 7♂︎ Mars12:37 – 13:49
- 8☉︎ Sun13:49 – 15:02
- 9♀︎ Venus15:02 – 16:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:15 – 17:27
- 11☽︎ Moon17:27 – 18:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:40 – 19:53
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:53 – 20:40
- 2♂︎ Mars20:40 – 21:27
- 3☉︎ Sun21:27 – 22:14
- 4♀︎ Venus22:14 – 23:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:01 – 23:49
- 6☽︎ Moon23:49 – 00:36
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:36 – 01:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:23 – 02:10
- 9♂︎ Mars02:10 – 02:57
- 10☉︎ Sun02:57 – 03:44
- 11♀︎ Venus03:44 – 04:32
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:32 – 05:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Sunday, 2 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 19:53: the day lasts 14h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:19, lasts 9h 26m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:20 to 06:33: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.