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, 8 June 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:30
- Sunset
- 20:25
- Next sunrise
- 04:29
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:30 – 05:49
- 2☉︎ Sun05:49 – 07:09
- 3♀︎ Venus07:09 – 08:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:29 – 09:48
- 5☽︎ Moon09:48 – 11:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:08 – 12:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:28 – 13:47
- 8♂︎ Mars13:47 – 15:07
- 9☉︎ Sun15:07 – 16:26
- 10♀︎ Venus16:26 – 17:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:46 – 19:06
- 12☽︎ Moon19:06 – 20:25
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:25 – 21:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:06 – 21:46
- 3♂︎ Mars21:46 – 22:26
- 4☉︎ Sun22:26 – 23:07
- 5♀︎ Venus23:07 – 23:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:47 – 00:27
- 7☽︎ Moon00:27 – 01:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:08 – 01:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:48 – 02:28
- 10♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:09
- 11☉︎ Sun03:09 – 03:49
- 12♀︎ Venus03:49 – 04:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Tuesday, 8 June 2027, the Sun rises at 04:30 and sets at 20:25: the day lasts 15h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:29, lasts 8h 04m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:30 to 05:49: 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.