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, 27 July 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 20:11
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:58 – 06:14
- 2☉︎ Sun06:14 – 07:30
- 3♀︎ Venus07:30 – 08:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:46 – 10:02
- 5☽︎ Moon10:02 – 11:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:18 – 12:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:34 – 13:51
- 8♂︎ Mars13:51 – 15:07
- 9☉︎ Sun15:07 – 16:23
- 10♀︎ Venus16:23 – 17:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:39 – 18:55
- 12☽︎ Moon18:55 – 20:11
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:11 – 20:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:55 – 21:39
- 3♂︎ Mars21:39 – 22:23
- 4☉︎ Sun22:23 – 23:07
- 5♀︎ Venus23:07 – 23:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:51 – 00:35
- 7☽︎ Moon00:35 – 01:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:19 – 02:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:03 – 02:47
- 10♂︎ Mars02:47 – 03:31
- 11☉︎ Sun03:31 – 04:15
- 12♀︎ Venus04:15 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Tuesday, 27 July 2027, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 20:11: the day lasts 15h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 8h 47m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:58 to 06:14: 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.