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, 30 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:13
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:11
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:13 – 06:25
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:25 – 07:37
- 3☽︎ Moon07:37 – 08:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:49 – 10:02
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:02 – 11:14
- 6♂︎ Mars11:14 – 12:26
- 7☉︎ Sun12:26 – 13:38
- 8♀︎ Venus13:38 – 14:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:51 – 16:03
- 10☽︎ Moon16:03 – 17:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:15 – 18:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:27 – 19:40
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:40 – 20:27
- 2☉︎ Sun20:27 – 21:15
- 3♀︎ Venus21:15 – 22:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:02 – 22:50
- 5☽︎ Moon22:50 – 23:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:38 – 00:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:13
- 8♂︎ Mars01:13 – 02:00
- 9☉︎ Sun02:00 – 02:48
- 10♀︎ Venus02:48 – 03:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:36 – 04:23
- 12☽︎ Moon04:23 – 05:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Friday, 30 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:13 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 14h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:11, lasts 9h 31m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:13 to 06:25: 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.