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, 27 May 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:48
- Sunset
- 20:25
- Next sunrise
- 04:47
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:48 – 06:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:06 – 07:24
- 3♂︎ Mars07:24 – 08:42
- 4☉︎ Sun08:42 – 10:00
- 5♀︎ Venus10:00 – 11:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:18 – 12:37
- 7☽︎ Moon12:37 – 13:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:55 – 15:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:13 – 16:31
- 10♂︎ Mars16:31 – 17:49
- 11☉︎ Sun17:49 – 19:07
- 12♀︎ Venus19:07 – 20:25
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:25 – 21:07
- 2☽︎ Moon21:07 – 21:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:49 – 22:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:31 – 23:13
- 5♂︎ Mars23:13 – 23:54
- 6☉︎ Sun23:54 – 00:36
- 7♀︎ Venus00:36 – 01:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:18 – 02:00
- 9☽︎ Moon02:00 – 02:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:42 – 03:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:23 – 04:05
- 12♂︎ Mars04:05 – 04:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Saturday, 27 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:48 and sets at 20:25: the day lasts 15h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:47, lasts 8h 22m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:48 to 06:06: 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.