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 Tuesday, 16 November 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 16:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:46 – 07:32
- 2☉︎ Sun07:32 – 08:18
- 3♀︎ Venus08:18 – 09:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:05 – 09:51
- 5☽︎ Moon09:51 – 10:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:37 – 11:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:23 – 12:10
- 8♂︎ Mars12:10 – 12:56
- 9☉︎ Sun12:56 – 13:42
- 10♀︎ Venus13:42 – 14:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:29 – 15:15
- 12☽︎ Moon15:15 – 16:01
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 17:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:15 – 18:29
- 3♂︎ Mars18:29 – 19:43
- 4☉︎ Sun19:43 – 20:57
- 5♀︎ Venus20:57 – 22:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:10 – 23:24
- 7☽︎ Moon23:24 – 00:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:38 – 01:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:52 – 03:06
- 10♂︎ Mars03:06 – 04:20
- 11☉︎ Sun04:20 – 05:33
- 12♀︎ Venus05:33 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Tuesday, 16 November 2027, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 16:01: the day lasts 9h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 14h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:46 to 07:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.