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, 22 November 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 15:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 07:40
- 2☽︎ Moon07:40 – 08:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:10 – 09:55
- 5♂︎ Mars09:55 – 10:40
- 6☉︎ Sun10:40 – 11:25
- 7♀︎ Venus11:25 – 12:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:10 – 12:55
- 9☽︎ Moon12:55 – 13:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:40 – 14:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:25 – 15:10
- 12♂︎ Mars15:10 – 15:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:55 – 17:10
- 2♀︎ Venus17:10 – 18:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:25 – 19:40
- 4☽︎ Moon19:40 – 20:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:55 – 22:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:11 – 23:26
- 7♂︎ Mars23:26 – 00:41
- 8☉︎ Sun00:41 – 01:56
- 9♀︎ Venus01:56 – 03:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:11 – 04:27
- 11☽︎ Moon04:27 – 05:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:42 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Wednesday, 22 November 2028, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 15:55: the day lasts 8h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 15h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:56 to 07:40: 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.