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, 12 March 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:48 – 06:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:47 – 07:45
- 3☽︎ Moon07:45 – 08:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:44 – 09:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:42 – 10:40
- 6♂︎ Mars10:40 – 11:39
- 7☉︎ Sun11:39 – 12:37
- 8♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:35
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:35 – 14:34
- 10☽︎ Moon14:34 – 15:32
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:32 – 16:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:30 – 17:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:29 – 18:30
- 2☉︎ Sun18:30 – 19:32
- 3♀︎ Venus19:32 – 20:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:33 – 21:35
- 5☽︎ Moon21:35 – 22:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:38 – 00:39
- 8♂︎ Mars00:39 – 01:41
- 9☉︎ Sun01:41 – 02:42
- 10♀︎ Venus02:42 – 03:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 04:45
- 12☽︎ Moon04:45 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Friday, 12 March 2027, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 17:29: the day lasts 11h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 12h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:48 to 06:47: 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.