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 Wednesday, 9 June 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:29
- Sunset
- 20:26
- Next sunrise
- 04:29
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:49
- 2☽︎ Moon05:49 – 07:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:09 – 08:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:28 – 09:48
- 5♂︎ Mars09:48 – 11:08
- 6☉︎ Sun11:08 – 12:28
- 7♀︎ Venus12:28 – 13:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 15:07
- 9☽︎ Moon15:07 – 16:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:27 – 17:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:47 – 19:06
- 12♂︎ Mars19:06 – 20:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:26 – 21:06
- 2♀︎ Venus21:06 – 21:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:47 – 22:27
- 4☽︎ Moon22:27 – 23:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:07 – 23:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:47 – 00:28
- 7♂︎ Mars00:28 – 01:08
- 8☉︎ Sun01:08 – 01:48
- 9♀︎ Venus01:48 – 02:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:28 – 03:09
- 11☽︎ Moon03:09 – 03:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:49 – 04:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Wednesday, 9 June 2027, the Sun rises at 04:29 and sets at 20:26: the day lasts 15h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:29, lasts 8h 03m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:29 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 Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.