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 Thursday, 12 December 2024: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 15:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:09 – 07:51
- 2♂︎ Mars07:51 – 08:34
- 3☉︎ Sun08:34 – 09:16
- 4♀︎ Venus09:16 – 09:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:58 – 10:40
- 6☽︎ Moon10:40 – 11:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:22 – 12:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:04 – 12:46
- 9♂︎ Mars12:46 – 13:29
- 10☉︎ Sun13:29 – 14:11
- 11♀︎ Venus14:11 – 14:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury14:53 – 15:35
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon15:35 – 16:53
- 2♄︎ Saturn16:53 – 18:11
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:11 – 19:29
- 4♂︎ Mars19:29 – 20:47
- 5☉︎ Sun20:47 – 22:05
- 6♀︎ Venus22:05 – 23:23
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:23 – 00:40
- 8☽︎ Moon00:40 – 01:58
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:58 – 03:16
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:16 – 04:34
- 11♂︎ Mars04:34 – 05:52
- 12☉︎ Sun05:52 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Thursday, 12 December 2024, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 15:35: the day lasts 8h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 15h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:09 to 07:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.