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 Tuesday, 2 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 16:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:55 – 07:43
- 2☉︎ Sun07:43 – 08:31
- 3♀︎ Venus08:31 – 09:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:19 – 10:07
- 5☽︎ Moon10:07 – 10:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:54 – 11:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:30
- 8♂︎ Mars12:30 – 13:18
- 9☉︎ Sun13:18 – 14:06
- 10♀︎ Venus14:06 – 14:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:54 – 15:41
- 12☽︎ Moon15:41 – 16:29
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:29 – 17:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:41 – 18:53
- 3♂︎ Mars18:53 – 20:05
- 4☉︎ Sun20:05 – 21:17
- 5♀︎ Venus21:17 – 22:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:42
- 7☽︎ Moon23:42 – 00:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:54 – 02:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:06 – 03:18
- 10♂︎ Mars03:18 – 04:30
- 11☉︎ Sun04:30 – 05:42
- 12♀︎ Venus05:42 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Tuesday, 2 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 16:29: the day lasts 9h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 14h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:55 to 07:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.