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, 7 May 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:13
- Sunset
- 20:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:11
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:13 – 06:27
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:27 – 07:40
- 3☽︎ Moon07:40 – 08:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:54 – 10:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 11:22
- 6♂︎ Mars11:22 – 12:36
- 7☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:50
- 8♀︎ Venus13:50 – 15:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:04 – 16:18
- 10☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:32
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:32 – 18:46
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:46 – 20:00
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:00 – 20:45
- 2☉︎ Sun20:45 – 21:31
- 3♀︎ Venus21:31 – 22:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:17 – 23:03
- 5☽︎ Moon23:03 – 23:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 00:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:35 – 01:21
- 8♂︎ Mars01:21 – 02:07
- 9☉︎ Sun02:07 – 02:53
- 10♀︎ Venus02:53 – 03:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:39 – 04:25
- 12☽︎ Moon04:25 – 05:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Friday, 7 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:13 and sets at 20:00: the day lasts 14h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:11, lasts 9h 12m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:13 to 06:27: 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.