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 Saturday, 25 December 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Sunset
- 15:51
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:27 – 08:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:09 – 08:51
- 3♂︎ Mars08:51 – 09:33
- 4☉︎ Sun09:33 – 10:15
- 5♀︎ Venus10:15 – 10:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:57 – 11:39
- 7☽︎ Moon11:39 – 12:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:21 – 13:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:03 – 13:45
- 10♂︎ Mars13:45 – 14:27
- 11☉︎ Sun14:27 – 15:09
- 12♀︎ Venus15:09 – 15:51
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:51 – 17:09
- 2☽︎ Moon17:09 – 18:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:27 – 19:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:45 – 21:03
- 5♂︎ Mars21:03 – 22:21
- 6☉︎ Sun22:21 – 23:39
- 7♀︎ Venus23:39 – 00:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:57 – 02:15
- 9☽︎ Moon02:15 – 03:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:33 – 04:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:51 – 06:09
- 12♂︎ Mars06:09 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Saturday, 25 December 2027, the Sun rises at 07:27 and sets at 15:51: the day lasts 8h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 15h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:27 to 08:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.