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 Wednesday, 24 November 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 15:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:57 – 07:42
- 2☽︎ Moon07:42 – 08:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:27 – 09:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:11 – 09:56
- 5♂︎ Mars09:56 – 10:41
- 6☉︎ Sun10:41 – 11:25
- 7♀︎ Venus11:25 – 12:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:10 – 12:55
- 9☽︎ Moon12:55 – 13:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:39 – 14:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:24 – 15:09
- 12♂︎ Mars15:09 – 15:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:53 – 17:09
- 2♀︎ Venus17:09 – 18:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:24 – 19:40
- 4☽︎ Moon19:40 – 20:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:55 – 22:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:11 – 23:26
- 7♂︎ Mars23:26 – 00:42
- 8☉︎ Sun00:42 – 01:57
- 9♀︎ Venus01:57 – 03:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:12 – 04:28
- 11☽︎ Moon04:28 – 05:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:43 – 06:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Wednesday, 24 November 2027, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 15:53: the day lasts 8h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 15h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:57 to 07:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.