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 Thursday, 20 May 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Sunset
- 20:16
- Next sunrise
- 04:54
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:55 – 06:12
- 2♂︎ Mars06:12 – 07:29
- 3☉︎ Sun07:29 – 08:46
- 4♀︎ Venus08:46 – 10:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:02 – 11:19
- 6☽︎ Moon11:19 – 12:36
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:36 – 13:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:53 – 15:09
- 9♂︎ Mars15:09 – 16:26
- 10☉︎ Sun16:26 – 17:43
- 11♀︎ Venus17:43 – 19:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:00 – 20:16
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:16 – 21:00
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:00 – 21:43
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:43 – 22:26
- 4♂︎ Mars22:26 – 23:09
- 5☉︎ Sun23:09 – 23:52
- 6♀︎ Venus23:52 – 00:35
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:35 – 01:19
- 8☽︎ Moon01:19 – 02:02
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:02 – 02:45
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:45 – 03:28
- 11♂︎ Mars03:28 – 04:11
- 12☉︎ Sun04:11 – 04:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Thursday, 20 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:55 and sets at 20:16: the day lasts 15h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:54, lasts 8h 38m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:55 to 06:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.