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 Wednesday, 17 May 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 20:14
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 06:14
- 2☽︎ Moon06:14 – 07:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:31 – 08:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:47 – 10:03
- 5♂︎ Mars10:03 – 11:20
- 6☉︎ Sun11:20 – 12:36
- 7♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:52 – 15:08
- 9☽︎ Moon15:08 – 16:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:41 – 18:57
- 12♂︎ Mars18:57 – 20:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:14 – 20:57
- 2♀︎ Venus20:57 – 21:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:41 – 22:24
- 4☽︎ Moon22:24 – 23:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:08 – 23:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 00:35
- 7♂︎ Mars00:35 – 01:19
- 8☉︎ Sun01:19 – 02:02
- 9♀︎ Venus02:02 – 02:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:46 – 03:30
- 11☽︎ Moon03:30 – 04:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:13 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Wednesday, 17 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 20:14: the day lasts 15h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 8h 43m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:58 to 06:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.