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, 27 August 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 19:31
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:50 – 06:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 08:07
- 3☽︎ Moon08:07 – 09:15
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:15 – 10:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:32
- 6♂︎ Mars11:32 – 12:40
- 7☉︎ Sun12:40 – 13:49
- 8♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:57 – 16:05
- 10☽︎ Moon16:05 – 17:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:14 – 18:22
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:22 – 19:31
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:31 – 20:22
- 2☉︎ Sun20:22 – 21:14
- 3♀︎ Venus21:14 – 22:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:06 – 22:57
- 5☽︎ Moon22:57 – 23:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 00:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:33
- 8♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:24
- 9☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:16
- 10♀︎ Venus03:16 – 04:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:08 – 04:59
- 12☽︎ Moon04:59 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Friday, 27 August 2027, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 19:31: the day lasts 13h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 10h 21m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:50 to 06:58: 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.