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 Tuesday, 24 July 2029: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Sunset
- 20:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:07
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:06 – 06:22
- 2☉︎ Sun06:22 – 07:39
- 3♀︎ Venus07:39 – 08:56
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:56 – 10:12
- 5☽︎ Moon10:12 – 11:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:29 – 12:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:45 – 14:02
- 8♂︎ Mars14:02 – 15:18
- 9☉︎ Sun15:18 – 16:35
- 10♀︎ Venus16:35 – 17:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:51 – 19:08
- 12☽︎ Moon19:08 – 20:25
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:25 – 21:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:08 – 21:52
- 3♂︎ Mars21:52 – 22:35
- 4☉︎ Sun22:35 – 23:19
- 5♀︎ Venus23:19 – 00:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:02 – 00:46
- 7☽︎ Moon00:46 – 01:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:29 – 02:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:13 – 02:56
- 10♂︎ Mars02:56 – 03:40
- 11☉︎ Sun03:40 – 04:24
- 12♀︎ Venus04:24 – 05:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaporizhzhya?
On Tuesday, 24 July 2029, the Sun rises at 05:06 and sets at 20:25: the day lasts 15h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:07, lasts 8h 43m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:06 to 06:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.