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, 8 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 15:53
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:17 – 08:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 08:43
- 3☽︎ Moon08:43 – 09:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:26 – 10:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:09 – 10:52
- 6♂︎ Mars10:52 – 11:35
- 7☉︎ Sun11:35 – 12:18
- 8♀︎ Venus12:18 – 13:01
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:01 – 13:44
- 10☽︎ Moon13:44 – 14:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:27 – 15:10
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:10 – 15:53
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:53 – 17:10
- 2☉︎ Sun17:10 – 18:27
- 3♀︎ Venus18:27 – 19:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:44 – 21:01
- 5☽︎ Moon21:01 – 22:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:18 – 23:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:35 – 00:52
- 8♂︎ Mars00:52 – 02:09
- 9☉︎ Sun02:09 – 03:26
- 10♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 06:00
- 12☽︎ Moon06:00 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Friday, 8 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 15:53: the day lasts 8h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 15h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, 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: 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.