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 Tuesday, 30 January 2024: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 16:24
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:59 – 07:47
- 2☉︎ Sun07:47 – 08:34
- 3♀︎ Venus08:34 – 09:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:21 – 10:08
- 5☽︎ Moon10:08 – 10:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:55 – 11:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:29
- 8♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:16
- 9☉︎ Sun13:16 – 14:03
- 10♀︎ Venus14:03 – 14:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:50 – 15:37
- 12☽︎ Moon15:37 – 16:24
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:24 – 17:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:37 – 18:50
- 3♂︎ Mars18:50 – 20:03
- 4☉︎ Sun20:03 – 21:15
- 5♀︎ Venus21:15 – 22:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:28 – 23:41
- 7☽︎ Moon23:41 – 00:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:54 – 02:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:07 – 03:20
- 10♂︎ Mars03:20 – 04:33
- 11☉︎ Sun04:33 – 05:45
- 12♀︎ Venus05:45 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Tuesday, 30 January 2024, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 16:24: the day lasts 9h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 14h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:59 to 07:47: 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.