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, 1 April 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:06
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:08 – 07:12
- 2♂︎ Mars07:12 – 08:16
- 3☉︎ Sun08:16 – 09:20
- 4♀︎ Venus09:20 – 10:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:24 – 11:29
- 6☽︎ Moon11:29 – 12:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:33 – 13:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:37 – 14:41
- 9♂︎ Mars14:41 – 15:45
- 10☉︎ Sun15:45 – 16:49
- 11♀︎ Venus16:49 – 17:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:54 – 18:58
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:58 – 19:53
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:53 – 20:49
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:49 – 21:45
- 4♂︎ Mars21:45 – 22:40
- 5☉︎ Sun22:40 – 23:36
- 6♀︎ Venus23:36 – 00:32
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:32 – 01:27
- 8☽︎ Moon01:27 – 02:23
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:23 – 03:19
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:19 – 04:14
- 11♂︎ Mars04:14 – 05:10
- 12☉︎ Sun05:10 – 06:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Thursday, 1 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 18:58: the day lasts 12h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:06, lasts 11h 08m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:08 to 07:12: 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.