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, 12 July 2024: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:42
- Sunset
- 20:26
- Next sunrise
- 04:43
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:42 – 06:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:00 – 07:19
- 3☽︎ Moon07:19 – 08:38
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:38 – 09:56
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:56 – 11:15
- 6♂︎ Mars11:15 – 12:34
- 7☉︎ Sun12:34 – 13:52
- 8♀︎ Venus13:52 – 15:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 16:30
- 10☽︎ Moon16:30 – 17:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:48 – 19:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:07 – 20:26
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:26 – 21:07
- 2☉︎ Sun21:07 – 21:49
- 3♀︎ Venus21:49 – 22:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:30 – 23:11
- 5☽︎ Moon23:11 – 23:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:53 – 00:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:34 – 01:16
- 8♂︎ Mars01:16 – 01:57
- 9☉︎ Sun01:57 – 02:38
- 10♀︎ Venus02:38 – 03:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:20 – 04:01
- 12☽︎ Moon04:01 – 04:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Friday, 12 July 2024, the Sun rises at 04:42 and sets at 20:26: the day lasts 15h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:43, lasts 8h 17m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:42 to 06:00: 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.