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, 18 May 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:46
- Sunset
- 20:04
- Next sunrise
- 04:45
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:46 – 06:03
- 2☉︎ Sun06:03 – 07:19
- 3♀︎ Venus07:19 – 08:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:36 – 09:52
- 5☽︎ Moon09:52 – 11:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:09 – 12:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:25 – 13:42
- 8♂︎ Mars13:42 – 14:58
- 9☉︎ Sun14:58 – 16:14
- 10♀︎ Venus16:14 – 17:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:31 – 18:47
- 12☽︎ Moon18:47 – 20:04
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:04 – 20:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:47 – 21:31
- 3♂︎ Mars21:31 – 22:14
- 4☉︎ Sun22:14 – 22:58
- 5♀︎ Venus22:58 – 23:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:41 – 00:25
- 7☽︎ Moon00:25 – 01:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:08 – 01:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:51 – 02:35
- 10♂︎ Mars02:35 – 03:18
- 11☉︎ Sun03:18 – 04:02
- 12♀︎ Venus04:02 – 04:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Tuesday, 18 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:46 and sets at 20:04: the day lasts 15h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:45, lasts 8h 41m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:46 to 06:03: 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.