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 Wednesday, 8 May 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 19:52
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:59 – 06:13
- 2☽︎ Moon06:13 – 07:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:28 – 08:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:42 – 09:56
- 5♂︎ Mars09:56 – 11:11
- 6☉︎ Sun11:11 – 12:25
- 7♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:40 – 14:54
- 9☽︎ Moon14:54 – 16:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:08 – 17:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:23 – 18:37
- 12♂︎ Mars18:37 – 19:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:52 – 20:37
- 2♀︎ Venus20:37 – 21:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:23 – 22:08
- 4☽︎ Moon22:08 – 22:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:54 – 23:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:39 – 00:24
- 7♂︎ Mars00:24 – 01:10
- 8☉︎ Sun01:10 – 01:55
- 9♀︎ Venus01:55 – 02:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:41 – 03:26
- 11☽︎ Moon03:26 – 04:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:12 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Wednesday, 8 May 2024, the Sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 19:52: the day lasts 14h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 9h 06m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:59 to 06:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.