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, 3 March 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:15 – 07:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:11 – 08:07
- 3☽︎ Moon08:07 – 09:03
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:03 – 09:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:59 – 10:55
- 6♂︎ Mars10:55 – 11:51
- 7☉︎ Sun11:51 – 12:47
- 8♀︎ Venus12:47 – 13:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:43 – 14:39
- 10☽︎ Moon14:39 – 15:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:35 – 16:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:31 – 17:27
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:27 – 18:31
- 2☉︎ Sun18:31 – 19:35
- 3♀︎ Venus19:35 – 20:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:39 – 21:43
- 5☽︎ Moon21:43 – 22:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 23:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:50 – 00:54
- 8♂︎ Mars00:54 – 01:58
- 9☉︎ Sun01:58 – 03:02
- 10♀︎ Venus03:02 – 04:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 05:10
- 12☽︎ Moon05:10 – 06:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Friday, 3 March 2028, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 17:27: the day lasts 11h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 12h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:15 to 07:11: 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.