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 Sunday, 12 December 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 15:46
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:19 – 08:01
- 2♀︎ Venus08:01 – 08:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:43 – 09:26
- 4☽︎ Moon09:26 – 10:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:08 – 10:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:32
- 7♂︎ Mars11:32 – 12:15
- 8☉︎ Sun12:15 – 12:57
- 9♀︎ Venus12:57 – 13:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:39 – 14:22
- 11☽︎ Moon14:22 – 15:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:04 – 15:46
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:46 – 17:04
- 2♂︎ Mars17:04 – 18:22
- 3☉︎ Sun18:22 – 19:40
- 4♀︎ Venus19:40 – 20:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury20:57 – 22:15
- 6☽︎ Moon22:15 – 23:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:51
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:51 – 02:08
- 9♂︎ Mars02:08 – 03:26
- 10☉︎ Sun03:26 – 04:44
- 11♀︎ Venus04:44 – 06:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Sunday, 12 December 2027, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 15:46: the day lasts 8h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 15h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:19 to 08:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.