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, 19 December 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 15:48
- Next sunrise
- 07:25
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:24 – 08:06
- 2♀︎ Venus08:06 – 08:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:48 – 09:30
- 4☽︎ Moon09:30 – 10:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:12 – 10:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 11:36
- 7♂︎ Mars11:36 – 12:18
- 8☉︎ Sun12:18 – 13:00
- 9♀︎ Venus13:00 – 13:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:42 – 14:24
- 11☽︎ Moon14:24 – 15:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:06 – 15:48
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:48 – 17:06
- 2♂︎ Mars17:06 – 18:24
- 3☉︎ Sun18:24 – 19:42
- 4♀︎ Venus19:42 – 21:00
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:00 – 22:18
- 6☽︎ Moon22:18 – 23:36
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:36 – 00:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:54 – 02:12
- 9♂︎ Mars02:12 – 03:30
- 10☉︎ Sun03:30 – 04:48
- 11♀︎ Venus04:48 – 06:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:07 – 07:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Sunday, 19 December 2027, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 15:48: the day lasts 8h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:25, lasts 15h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:24 to 08:06: 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.