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, 7 May 2024: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:00 – 06:14
- 2☉︎ Sun06:14 – 07:29
- 3♀︎ Venus07:29 – 08:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:43 – 09:57
- 5☽︎ Moon09:57 – 11:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:11 – 12:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:25 – 13:39
- 8♂︎ Mars13:39 – 14:54
- 9☉︎ Sun14:54 – 16:08
- 10♀︎ Venus16:08 – 17:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:22 – 18:36
- 12☽︎ Moon18:36 – 19:50
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:50 – 20:36
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:36 – 21:22
- 3♂︎ Mars21:22 – 22:07
- 4☉︎ Sun22:07 – 22:53
- 5♀︎ Venus22:53 – 23:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:39 – 00:25
- 7☽︎ Moon00:25 – 01:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:10 – 01:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:56 – 02:42
- 10♂︎ Mars02:42 – 03:27
- 11☉︎ Sun03:27 – 04:13
- 12♀︎ Venus04:13 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Tuesday, 7 May 2024, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 19:50: the day lasts 14h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 9h 09m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:00 to 06:14: 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.