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, 23 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:21 – 07:15
- 2☉︎ Sun07:15 – 08:08
- 3♀︎ Venus08:08 – 09:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:02 – 09:55
- 5☽︎ Moon09:55 – 10:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:49 – 11:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:35
- 8♂︎ Mars12:35 – 13:29
- 9☉︎ Sun13:29 – 14:22
- 10♀︎ Venus14:22 – 15:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:16 – 16:09
- 12☽︎ Moon16:09 – 17:03
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:03 – 18:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:09 – 19:15
- 3♂︎ Mars19:15 – 20:22
- 4☉︎ Sun20:22 – 21:28
- 5♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:35 – 23:41
- 7☽︎ Moon23:41 – 00:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:48 – 01:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:54 – 03:00
- 10♂︎ Mars03:00 – 04:07
- 11☉︎ Sun04:07 – 05:13
- 12♀︎ Venus05:13 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Tuesday, 23 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 17:03: the day lasts 10h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 13h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:21 to 07:15: 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.