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, 29 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 16:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:00 – 07:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:47 – 08:34
- 3☽︎ Moon08:34 – 09:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 10:55
- 6♂︎ Mars10:55 – 11:42
- 7☉︎ Sun11:42 – 12:28
- 8♀︎ Venus12:28 – 13:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:15 – 14:02
- 10☽︎ Moon14:02 – 14:49
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:49 – 15:36
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:36 – 16:23
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:23 – 17:36
- 2☉︎ Sun17:36 – 18:49
- 3♀︎ Venus18:49 – 20:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:02 – 21:15
- 5☽︎ Moon21:15 – 22:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:28 – 23:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:41 – 00:54
- 8♂︎ Mars00:54 – 02:07
- 9☉︎ Sun02:07 – 03:20
- 10♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:33 – 05:46
- 12☽︎ Moon05:46 – 06:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Friday, 29 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 16:23: the day lasts 9h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 14h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:00 to 07:47: 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.