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, 16 November 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 15:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:36 – 07:22
- 2☉︎ Sun07:22 – 08:08
- 3♀︎ Venus08:08 – 08:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:54 – 09:40
- 5☽︎ Moon09:40 – 10:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:13 – 11:59
- 8♂︎ Mars11:59 – 12:45
- 9☉︎ Sun12:45 – 13:31
- 10♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:18 – 15:04
- 12☽︎ Moon15:04 – 15:50
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:50 – 17:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 18:18
- 3♂︎ Mars18:18 – 19:32
- 4☉︎ Sun19:32 – 20:46
- 5♀︎ Venus20:46 – 22:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:00 – 23:13
- 7☽︎ Moon23:13 – 00:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:27 – 01:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:41 – 02:55
- 10♂︎ Mars02:55 – 04:09
- 11☉︎ Sun04:09 – 05:23
- 12♀︎ Venus05:23 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Tuesday, 16 November 2027, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 15:50: the day lasts 9h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 14h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:36 to 07:22: 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.