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 Friday, 30 May 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:34
- Sunset
- 20:18
- Next sunrise
- 04:34
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:34 – 05:53
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:53 – 07:12
- 3☽︎ Moon07:12 – 08:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:30 – 09:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:49 – 11:08
- 6♂︎ Mars11:08 – 12:26
- 7☉︎ Sun12:26 – 13:45
- 8♀︎ Venus13:45 – 15:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:03 – 16:22
- 10☽︎ Moon16:22 – 17:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:41 – 18:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:59 – 20:18
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:18 – 20:59
- 2☉︎ Sun20:59 – 21:41
- 3♀︎ Venus21:41 – 22:22
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:22 – 23:03
- 5☽︎ Moon23:03 – 23:45
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 00:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:26 – 01:07
- 8♂︎ Mars01:07 – 01:48
- 9☉︎ Sun01:48 – 02:30
- 10♀︎ Venus02:30 – 03:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:11 – 03:52
- 12☽︎ Moon03:52 – 04:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Friday, 30 May 2025, the Sun rises at 04:34 and sets at 20:18: the day lasts 15h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:34, lasts 8h 16m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:34 to 05:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.