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, 9 April 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:01 – 07:08
- 2♀︎ Venus07:08 – 08:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 09:21
- 4☽︎ Moon09:21 – 10:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:28 – 11:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:34 – 12:41
- 7♂︎ Mars12:41 – 13:48
- 8☉︎ Sun13:48 – 14:54
- 9♀︎ Venus14:54 – 16:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:01 – 17:08
- 11☽︎ Moon17:08 – 18:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:14 – 19:21
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:21 – 20:14
- 2♂︎ Mars20:14 – 21:07
- 3☉︎ Sun21:07 – 22:00
- 4♀︎ Venus22:00 – 22:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:54 – 23:47
- 6☽︎ Moon23:47 – 00:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:40 – 01:33
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:33 – 02:26
- 9♂︎ Mars02:26 – 03:19
- 10☉︎ Sun03:19 – 04:13
- 11♀︎ Venus04:13 – 05:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:06 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Sunday, 9 April 2028, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 13h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 10h 38m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:01 to 07:08: 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.