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 Sunday, 4 May 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:05
- Sunset
- 19:46
- Next sunrise
- 05:04
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:05 – 06:19
- 2♀︎ Venus06:19 – 07:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:32 – 08:45
- 4☽︎ Moon08:45 – 09:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:59 – 11:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:12 – 12:26
- 7♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:39
- 8☉︎ Sun13:39 – 14:52
- 9♀︎ Venus14:52 – 16:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:06 – 17:19
- 11☽︎ Moon17:19 – 18:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:32 – 19:46
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:46 – 20:32
- 2♂︎ Mars20:32 – 21:19
- 3☉︎ Sun21:19 – 22:05
- 4♀︎ Venus22:05 – 22:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:52 – 23:38
- 6☽︎ Moon23:38 – 00:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 01:58
- 9♂︎ Mars01:58 – 02:44
- 10☉︎ Sun02:44 – 03:31
- 11♀︎ Venus03:31 – 04:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 05:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Sunday, 4 May 2025, the Sun rises at 05:05 and sets at 19:46: the day lasts 14h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:04, lasts 9h 18m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:05 to 06:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.