Planetary hours
in Donetsk.
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 Thursday, 2 November 2023: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 16:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:14 – 07:04
- 2♂︎ Mars07:04 – 07:53
- 3☉︎ Sun07:53 – 08:43
- 4♀︎ Venus08:43 – 09:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:32 – 10:22
- 6☽︎ Moon10:22 – 11:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:12 – 12:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:01 – 12:51
- 9♂︎ Mars12:51 – 13:40
- 10☉︎ Sun13:40 – 14:30
- 11♀︎ Venus14:30 – 15:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:09
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:09 – 17:20
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:20 – 18:30
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:30 – 19:41
- 4♂︎ Mars19:41 – 20:51
- 5☉︎ Sun20:51 – 22:02
- 6♀︎ Venus22:02 – 23:12
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:12 – 00:23
- 8☽︎ Moon00:23 – 01:33
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:33 – 02:44
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:44 – 03:54
- 11♂︎ Mars03:54 – 05:05
- 12☉︎ Sun05:05 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Thursday, 2 November 2023, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 16:09: the day lasts 9h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 14h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:14 to 07:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.