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, 21 May 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:43
- Sunset
- 20:08
- Next sunrise
- 04:42
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:43 – 06:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:00 – 07:17
- 3☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:34
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:34 – 09:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:51 – 11:08
- 6♂︎ Mars11:08 – 12:25
- 7☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:42
- 8♀︎ Venus13:42 – 14:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:59 – 16:16
- 10☽︎ Moon16:16 – 17:33
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:33 – 18:50
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:50 – 20:08
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:08 – 20:50
- 2☉︎ Sun20:50 – 21:33
- 3♀︎ Venus21:33 – 22:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:16 – 22:59
- 5☽︎ Moon22:59 – 23:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:08
- 8♂︎ Mars01:08 – 01:50
- 9☉︎ Sun01:50 – 02:33
- 10♀︎ Venus02:33 – 03:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:16 – 03:59
- 12☽︎ Moon03:59 – 04:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Friday, 21 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:43 and sets at 20:08: the day lasts 15h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:42, lasts 8h 34m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:43 to 06:00: 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.