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 Wednesday, 24 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:20 – 07:13
- 2☽︎ Moon07:13 – 08:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:07 – 09:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 09:54
- 5♂︎ Mars09:54 – 10:48
- 6☉︎ Sun10:48 – 11:42
- 7♀︎ Venus11:42 – 12:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:29
- 9☽︎ Moon13:29 – 14:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:23 – 15:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:17 – 16:11
- 12♂︎ Mars16:11 – 17:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:04 – 18:10
- 2♀︎ Venus18:10 – 19:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:16 – 20:23
- 4☽︎ Moon20:23 – 21:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:29 – 22:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:35 – 23:41
- 7♂︎ Mars23:41 – 00:47
- 8☉︎ Sun00:47 – 01:53
- 9♀︎ Venus01:53 – 02:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:59 – 04:05
- 11☽︎ Moon04:05 – 05:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:12 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Wednesday, 24 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 10h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 13h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:20 to 07:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.