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, 17 May 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:47
- Sunset
- 20:03
- Next sunrise
- 04:46
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:47 – 06:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:03 – 07:20
- 3♂︎ Mars07:20 – 08:36
- 4☉︎ Sun08:36 – 09:52
- 5♀︎ Venus09:52 – 11:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:09 – 12:25
- 7☽︎ Moon12:25 – 13:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:41 – 14:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:58 – 16:14
- 10♂︎ Mars16:14 – 17:30
- 11☉︎ Sun17:30 – 18:47
- 12♀︎ Venus18:47 – 20:03
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:03 – 20:47
- 2☽︎ Moon20:47 – 21:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:30 – 22:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:14 – 22:57
- 5♂︎ Mars22:57 – 23:41
- 6☉︎ Sun23:41 – 00:25
- 7♀︎ Venus00:25 – 01:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:08 – 01:52
- 9☽︎ Moon01:52 – 02:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:35 – 03:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:19 – 04:02
- 12♂︎ Mars04:02 – 04:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Saturday, 17 May 2025, the Sun rises at 04:47 and sets at 20:03: the day lasts 15h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:46, lasts 8h 43m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:47 to 06:03: 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.