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 Friday, 17 November 2023: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 15:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:37 – 07:23
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:23 – 08:09
- 3☽︎ Moon08:09 – 08:55
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:55 – 09:41
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:41 – 10:27
- 6♂︎ Mars10:27 – 11:13
- 7☉︎ Sun11:13 – 11:59
- 8♀︎ Venus11:59 – 12:45
- 9☿︎ Mercury12:45 – 13:31
- 10☽︎ Moon13:31 – 14:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:17 – 15:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:03 – 15:49
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:49 – 17:03
- 2☉︎ Sun17:03 – 18:17
- 3♀︎ Venus18:17 – 19:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:31 – 20:45
- 5☽︎ Moon20:45 – 22:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:00 – 23:14
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:14 – 00:28
- 8♂︎ Mars00:28 – 01:42
- 9☉︎ Sun01:42 – 02:56
- 10♀︎ Venus02:56 – 04:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:10 – 05:24
- 12☽︎ Moon05:24 – 06:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Friday, 17 November 2023, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 15:49: the day lasts 9h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 14h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:37 to 07:23: 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.