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, 20 July 2029: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:01
- Sunset
- 20:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:02
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:01 – 06:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:36
- 3☽︎ Moon07:36 – 08:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:53 – 10:10
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:10 – 11:28
- 6♂︎ Mars11:28 – 12:45
- 7☉︎ Sun12:45 – 14:02
- 8♀︎ Venus14:02 – 15:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:20 – 16:37
- 10☽︎ Moon16:37 – 17:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:54 – 19:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:12 – 20:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:29 – 21:12
- 2☉︎ Sun21:12 – 21:54
- 3♀︎ Venus21:54 – 22:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 23:20
- 5☽︎ Moon23:20 – 00:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 00:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:46 – 01:28
- 8♂︎ Mars01:28 – 02:11
- 9☉︎ Sun02:11 – 02:54
- 10♀︎ Venus02:54 – 03:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:37 – 04:20
- 12☽︎ Moon04:20 – 05:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Friday, 20 July 2029, the Sun rises at 05:01 and sets at 20:29: the day lasts 15h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:02, lasts 8h 33m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:01 to 06:19: 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.