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 Monday, 6 January 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 15:51
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:18 – 08:00
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:00 – 08:43
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:43 – 09:26
- 4♂︎ Mars09:26 – 10:09
- 5☉︎ Sun10:09 – 10:52
- 6♀︎ Venus10:52 – 11:34
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:34 – 12:17
- 8☽︎ Moon12:17 – 13:00
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:00 – 13:43
- 10♃︎ Jupiter13:43 – 14:26
- 11♂︎ Mars14:26 – 15:08
- 12☉︎ Sun15:08 – 15:51
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus15:51 – 17:08
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:08 – 18:26
- 3☽︎ Moon18:26 – 19:43
- 4♄︎ Saturn19:43 – 21:00
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:00 – 22:17
- 6♂︎ Mars22:17 – 23:34
- 7☉︎ Sun23:34 – 00:51
- 8♀︎ Venus00:51 – 02:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:09 – 03:26
- 10☽︎ Moon03:26 – 04:43
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:43 – 06:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:00 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Monday, 6 January 2025, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 15:51: the day lasts 8h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 15h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:18 to 08:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.