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, 10 November 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 15:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:26 – 07:14
- 2☽︎ Moon07:14 – 08:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:02 – 08:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:49 – 09:37
- 5♂︎ Mars09:37 – 10:24
- 6☉︎ Sun10:24 – 11:12
- 7♀︎ Venus11:12 – 11:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury11:59 – 12:47
- 9☽︎ Moon12:47 – 13:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:35 – 14:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:22 – 15:10
- 12♂︎ Mars15:10 – 15:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:57 – 17:10
- 2♀︎ Venus17:10 – 18:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:22 – 19:35
- 4☽︎ Moon19:35 – 20:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:48 – 22:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:00 – 23:13
- 7♂︎ Mars23:13 – 00:25
- 8☉︎ Sun00:25 – 01:38
- 9♀︎ Venus01:38 – 02:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:50 – 04:03
- 11☽︎ Moon04:03 – 05:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:15 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Wednesday, 10 November 2027, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 15:57: the day lasts 9h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 14h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:26 to 07:14: 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.