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, 12 May 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 19:57
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:53 – 06:09
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:09 – 07:24
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:24 – 08:39
- 4♂︎ Mars08:39 – 09:55
- 5☉︎ Sun09:55 – 11:10
- 6♀︎ Venus11:10 – 12:25
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:25 – 13:40
- 8☽︎ Moon13:40 – 14:56
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:56 – 16:11
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:11 – 17:26
- 11♂︎ Mars17:26 – 18:41
- 12☉︎ Sun18:41 – 19:57
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:57 – 20:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:41 – 21:26
- 3☽︎ Moon21:26 – 22:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:11 – 22:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:55 – 23:40
- 6♂︎ Mars23:40 – 00:24
- 7☉︎ Sun00:24 – 01:09
- 8♀︎ Venus01:09 – 01:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:54 – 02:38
- 10☽︎ Moon02:38 – 03:23
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:23 – 04:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:08 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Monday, 12 May 2025, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 19:57: the day lasts 15h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 8h 55m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:53 to 06:09: 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.