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, 20 May 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:44
- Sunset
- 20:06
- Next sunrise
- 04:43
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:44 – 06:01
- 2♂︎ Mars06:01 – 07:18
- 3☉︎ Sun07:18 – 08:35
- 4♀︎ Venus08:35 – 09:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:52 – 11:08
- 6☽︎ Moon11:08 – 12:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:25 – 13:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:42 – 14:59
- 9♂︎ Mars14:59 – 16:16
- 10☉︎ Sun16:16 – 17:33
- 11♀︎ Venus17:33 – 18:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:49 – 20:06
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:06 – 20:49
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:49 – 21:32
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:32 – 22:15
- 4♂︎ Mars22:15 – 22:59
- 5☉︎ Sun22:59 – 23:42
- 6♀︎ Venus23:42 – 00:25
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:25 – 01:08
- 8☽︎ Moon01:08 – 01:51
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:51 – 02:34
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:34 – 03:17
- 11♂︎ Mars03:17 – 04:00
- 12☉︎ Sun04:00 – 04:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Thursday, 20 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:44 and sets at 20:06: the day lasts 15h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:43, lasts 8h 37m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:44 to 06:01: 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.