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 Saturday, 22 May 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 20:19
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:53 – 06:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:10 – 07:28
- 3♂︎ Mars07:28 – 08:45
- 4☉︎ Sun08:45 – 10:02
- 5♀︎ Venus10:02 – 11:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:19 – 12:36
- 7☽︎ Moon12:36 – 13:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:53 – 15:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:10 – 16:27
- 10♂︎ Mars16:27 – 17:45
- 11☉︎ Sun17:45 – 19:02
- 12♀︎ Venus19:02 – 20:19
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:19 – 21:02
- 2☽︎ Moon21:02 – 21:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:44 – 22:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:27 – 23:10
- 5♂︎ Mars23:10 – 23:53
- 6☉︎ Sun23:53 – 00:36
- 7♀︎ Venus00:36 – 01:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:18 – 02:01
- 9☽︎ Moon02:01 – 02:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:44 – 03:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:27 – 04:09
- 12♂︎ Mars04:09 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Saturday, 22 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 20:19: the day lasts 15h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 8h 33m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:53 to 06:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.