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 Saturday, 10 May 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 19:54
- Next sunrise
- 04:55
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:56 – 06:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:11 – 07:26
- 3♂︎ Mars07:26 – 08:41
- 4☉︎ Sun08:41 – 09:56
- 5♀︎ Venus09:56 – 11:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:10 – 12:25
- 7☽︎ Moon12:25 – 13:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:40 – 14:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:55 – 16:10
- 10♂︎ Mars16:10 – 17:24
- 11☉︎ Sun17:24 – 18:39
- 12♀︎ Venus18:39 – 19:54
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:54 – 20:39
- 2☽︎ Moon20:39 – 21:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:24 – 22:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:09 – 22:54
- 5♂︎ Mars22:54 – 23:39
- 6☉︎ Sun23:39 – 00:24
- 7♀︎ Venus00:24 – 01:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:10 – 01:55
- 9☽︎ Moon01:55 – 02:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:40 – 03:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:25 – 04:10
- 12♂︎ Mars04:10 – 04:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Saturday, 10 May 2025, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 19:54: the day lasts 14h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:55, lasts 9h 01m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:56 to 06:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.