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, 5 March 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:02 – 06:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:59 – 07:55
- 3☽︎ Moon07:55 – 08:51
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:51 – 09:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:48 – 10:44
- 6♂︎ Mars10:44 – 11:40
- 7☉︎ Sun11:40 – 12:37
- 8♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:33 – 14:29
- 10☽︎ Moon14:29 – 15:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:25 – 16:22
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:22 – 17:18
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:18 – 18:22
- 2☉︎ Sun18:22 – 19:25
- 3♀︎ Venus19:25 – 20:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:29 – 21:32
- 5☽︎ Moon21:32 – 22:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:39 – 00:43
- 8♂︎ Mars00:43 – 01:46
- 9☉︎ Sun01:46 – 02:50
- 10♀︎ Venus02:50 – 03:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:53 – 04:57
- 12☽︎ Moon04:57 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Friday, 5 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 11h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:02 to 06:59: 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.