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, 10 December 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 15:46
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:17 – 07:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:59 – 08:42
- 3☽︎ Moon08:42 – 09:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:24 – 10:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:07 – 10:49
- 6♂︎ Mars10:49 – 11:32
- 7☉︎ Sun11:32 – 12:14
- 8♀︎ Venus12:14 – 12:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury12:56 – 13:39
- 10☽︎ Moon13:39 – 14:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:21 – 15:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:04 – 15:46
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:46 – 17:04
- 2☉︎ Sun17:04 – 18:22
- 3♀︎ Venus18:22 – 19:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:39 – 20:57
- 5☽︎ Moon20:57 – 22:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:14 – 23:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:32 – 00:50
- 8♂︎ Mars00:50 – 02:07
- 9☉︎ Sun02:07 – 03:25
- 10♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:42 – 06:00
- 12☽︎ Moon06:00 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Friday, 10 December 2027, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 15:46: the day lasts 8h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 15h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:17 to 07:59: 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.