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 Tuesday, 11 March 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:50 – 06:48
- 2☉︎ Sun06:48 – 07:46
- 3♀︎ Venus07:46 – 08:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:44 – 09:42
- 5☽︎ Moon09:42 – 10:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:40 – 11:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:39 – 12:37
- 8♂︎ Mars12:37 – 13:35
- 9☉︎ Sun13:35 – 14:33
- 10♀︎ Venus14:33 – 15:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:31 – 16:30
- 12☽︎ Moon16:30 – 17:28
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:28 – 18:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:29 – 19:31
- 3♂︎ Mars19:31 – 20:33
- 4☉︎ Sun20:33 – 21:34
- 5♀︎ Venus21:34 – 22:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:36 – 23:38
- 7☽︎ Moon23:38 – 00:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:39 – 01:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:41 – 02:43
- 10♂︎ Mars02:43 – 03:44
- 11☉︎ Sun03:44 – 04:46
- 12♀︎ Venus04:46 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Tuesday, 11 March 2025, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 17:28: the day lasts 11h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 12h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:50 to 06:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.