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 Thursday, 18 March 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 17:37
- Next sunrise
- 05:34
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:36 – 06:36
- 2♂︎ Mars06:36 – 07:36
- 3☉︎ Sun07:36 – 08:37
- 4♀︎ Venus08:37 – 09:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:37 – 10:37
- 6☽︎ Moon10:37 – 11:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:37 – 12:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:37 – 13:37
- 9♂︎ Mars13:37 – 14:37
- 10☉︎ Sun14:37 – 15:37
- 11♀︎ Venus15:37 – 16:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:37 – 17:37
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:37 – 18:37
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:37 – 19:37
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:37 – 20:37
- 4♂︎ Mars20:37 – 21:36
- 5☉︎ Sun21:36 – 22:36
- 6♀︎ Venus22:36 – 23:36
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:36 – 00:36
- 8☽︎ Moon00:36 – 01:35
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:35 – 02:35
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:35 – 03:35
- 11♂︎ Mars03:35 – 04:35
- 12☉︎ Sun04:35 – 05:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Thursday, 18 March 2027, the Sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 17:37: the day lasts 12h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:34, lasts 11h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:36 to 06:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.