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 Thursday, 30 December 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 15:55
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:28 – 08:10
- 2♂︎ Mars08:10 – 08:53
- 3☉︎ Sun08:53 – 09:35
- 4♀︎ Venus09:35 – 10:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:17 – 10:59
- 6☽︎ Moon10:59 – 11:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:41 – 12:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:24 – 13:06
- 9♂︎ Mars13:06 – 13:48
- 10☉︎ Sun13:48 – 14:30
- 11♀︎ Venus14:30 – 15:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:13 – 15:55
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon15:55 – 17:13
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:13 – 18:30
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:30 – 19:48
- 4♂︎ Mars19:48 – 21:06
- 5☉︎ Sun21:06 – 22:24
- 6♀︎ Venus22:24 – 23:41
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:41 – 00:59
- 8☽︎ Moon00:59 – 02:17
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:17 – 03:35
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:35 – 04:53
- 11♂︎ Mars04:53 – 06:10
- 12☉︎ Sun06:10 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Thursday, 30 December 2027, the Sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 15:55: the day lasts 8h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 15h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:28 to 08:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.