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 Sunday, 26 September 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:20 – 07:20
- 2♀︎ Venus07:20 – 08:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:20
- 4☽︎ Moon09:20 – 10:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:19 – 11:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:19 – 12:19
- 7♂︎ Mars12:19 – 13:19
- 8☉︎ Sun13:19 – 14:19
- 9♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:19
- 11☽︎ Moon16:19 – 17:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:19 – 18:19
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:19 – 19:19
- 2♂︎ Mars19:19 – 20:19
- 3☉︎ Sun20:19 – 21:19
- 4♀︎ Venus21:19 – 22:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:20
- 6☽︎ Moon23:20 – 00:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 01:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 02:20
- 9♂︎ Mars02:20 – 03:21
- 10☉︎ Sun03:21 – 04:21
- 11♀︎ Venus04:21 – 05:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:21 – 06:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Sunday, 26 September 2027, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 18:19: the day lasts 11h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 12h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:20 to 07:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.