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, 20 December 2024: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 15:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:16
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:15 – 07:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:57 – 08:39
- 3☽︎ Moon08:39 – 09:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:02
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:02 – 10:44
- 6♂︎ Mars10:44 – 11:26
- 7☉︎ Sun11:26 – 12:08
- 8♀︎ Venus12:08 – 12:50
- 9☿︎ Mercury12:50 – 13:32
- 10☽︎ Moon13:32 – 14:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:13 – 14:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter14:55 – 15:37
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:37 – 16:55
- 2☉︎ Sun16:55 – 18:14
- 3♀︎ Venus18:14 – 19:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:32 – 20:50
- 5☽︎ Moon20:50 – 22:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:08 – 23:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:26 – 00:45
- 8♂︎ Mars00:45 – 02:03
- 9☉︎ Sun02:03 – 03:21
- 10♀︎ Venus03:21 – 04:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:39 – 05:57
- 12☽︎ Moon05:57 – 07:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Friday, 20 December 2024, the Sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 15:37: the day lasts 8h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 15h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:15 to 07:57: 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.