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, 14 May 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:51
- Sunset
- 19:59
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:51 – 06:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:07 – 07:23
- 3☽︎ Moon07:23 – 08:38
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:38 – 09:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:54 – 11:09
- 6♂︎ Mars11:09 – 12:25
- 7☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:41
- 8♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:56 – 16:12
- 10☽︎ Moon16:12 – 17:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:27 – 18:43
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:43 – 19:59
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:59 – 20:43
- 2☉︎ Sun20:43 – 21:27
- 3♀︎ Venus21:27 – 22:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:12 – 22:56
- 5☽︎ Moon22:56 – 23:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:40 – 00:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 01:09
- 8♂︎ Mars01:09 – 01:53
- 9☉︎ Sun01:53 – 02:37
- 10♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:22 – 04:06
- 12☽︎ Moon04:06 – 04:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Friday, 14 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:51 and sets at 19:59: the day lasts 15h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:50, lasts 8h 51m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:51 to 06:07: 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.