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, 6 December 2024: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 15:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:03 – 07:46
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:46 – 08:29
- 3☽︎ Moon08:29 – 09:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 09:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:54 – 10:37
- 6♂︎ Mars10:37 – 11:19
- 7☉︎ Sun11:19 – 12:02
- 8♀︎ Venus12:02 – 12:45
- 9☿︎ Mercury12:45 – 13:27
- 10☽︎ Moon13:27 – 14:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:10 – 14:53
- 12♃︎ Jupiter14:53 – 15:35
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:35 – 16:53
- 2☉︎ Sun16:53 – 18:10
- 3♀︎ Venus18:10 – 19:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:28 – 20:45
- 5☽︎ Moon20:45 – 22:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:02 – 23:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:20 – 00:37
- 8♂︎ Mars00:37 – 01:55
- 9☉︎ Sun01:55 – 03:12
- 10♀︎ Venus03:12 – 04:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:47
- 12☽︎ Moon05:47 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Friday, 6 December 2024, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 15:35: the day lasts 8h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 15h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:03 to 07:46: 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.