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 Saturday, 29 May 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:35
- Sunset
- 20:17
- Next sunrise
- 04:35
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:35 – 05:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:54 – 07:12
- 3♂︎ Mars07:12 – 08:31
- 4☉︎ Sun08:31 – 09:49
- 5♀︎ Venus09:49 – 11:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:08 – 12:26
- 7☽︎ Moon12:26 – 13:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:44 – 15:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:03 – 16:21
- 10♂︎ Mars16:21 – 17:40
- 11☉︎ Sun17:40 – 18:58
- 12♀︎ Venus18:58 – 20:17
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:17 – 20:58
- 2☽︎ Moon20:58 – 21:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:40 – 22:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:21 – 23:03
- 5♂︎ Mars23:03 – 23:44
- 6☉︎ Sun23:44 – 00:26
- 7♀︎ Venus00:26 – 01:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:07 – 01:49
- 9☽︎ Moon01:49 – 02:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:30 – 03:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:12 – 03:53
- 12♂︎ Mars03:53 – 04:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Saturday, 29 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:35 and sets at 20:17: the day lasts 15h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:35, lasts 8h 18m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:35 to 05:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.