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 Thursday, 7 January 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 15:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:17 – 08:00
- 2♂︎ Mars08:00 – 08:43
- 3☉︎ Sun08:43 – 09:26
- 4♀︎ Venus09:26 – 10:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:09 – 10:52
- 6☽︎ Moon10:52 – 11:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:35 – 12:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:17 – 13:00
- 9♂︎ Mars13:00 – 13:43
- 10☉︎ Sun13:43 – 14:26
- 11♀︎ Venus14:26 – 15:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 15:52
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon15:52 – 17:09
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:09 – 18:26
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:26 – 19:43
- 4♂︎ Mars19:43 – 21:00
- 5☉︎ Sun21:00 – 22:17
- 6♀︎ Venus22:17 – 23:34
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:34 – 00:52
- 8☽︎ Moon00:52 – 02:09
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:09 – 03:26
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:26 – 04:43
- 11♂︎ Mars04:43 – 06:00
- 12☉︎ Sun06:00 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Thursday, 7 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 15:52: the day lasts 8h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 15h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:17 to 08:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.