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, 14 February 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:35
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:36 – 07:27
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:27 – 08:18
- 3☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:10
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:10 – 10:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 10:52
- 6♂︎ Mars10:52 – 11:43
- 7☉︎ Sun11:43 – 12:34
- 8♀︎ Venus12:34 – 13:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:25 – 14:16
- 10☽︎ Moon14:16 – 15:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:07 – 15:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 16:49
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:49 – 17:58
- 2☉︎ Sun17:58 – 19:07
- 3♀︎ Venus19:07 – 20:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:16 – 21:24
- 5☽︎ Moon21:24 – 22:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:33 – 23:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 00:51
- 8♂︎ Mars00:51 – 02:00
- 9☉︎ Sun02:00 – 03:08
- 10♀︎ Venus03:08 – 04:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 05:26
- 12☽︎ Moon05:26 – 06:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Friday, 14 February 2025, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 10h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:35, lasts 13h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:36 to 07:27: 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.