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 Tuesday, 20 April 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:28
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:30 – 06:40
- 2☉︎ Sun06:40 – 07:49
- 3♀︎ Venus07:49 – 08:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:59 – 10:09
- 5☽︎ Moon10:09 – 11:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:18 – 12:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:28 – 13:37
- 8♂︎ Mars13:37 – 14:47
- 9☉︎ Sun14:47 – 15:56
- 10♀︎ Venus15:56 – 17:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:06 – 18:16
- 12☽︎ Moon18:16 – 19:25
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:25 – 20:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:15 – 21:06
- 3♂︎ Mars21:06 – 21:56
- 4☉︎ Sun21:56 – 22:46
- 5♀︎ Venus22:46 – 23:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:37 – 00:27
- 7☽︎ Moon00:27 – 01:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:17 – 02:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:07 – 02:58
- 10♂︎ Mars02:58 – 03:48
- 11☉︎ Sun03:48 – 04:38
- 12♀︎ Venus04:38 – 05:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Tuesday, 20 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 13h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:28, lasts 10h 03m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:30 to 06:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.