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, 5 December 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 15:36
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:01 – 07:44
- 2♀︎ Venus07:44 – 08:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:27 – 09:10
- 4☽︎ Moon09:10 – 09:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:53 – 10:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:19
- 7♂︎ Mars11:19 – 12:02
- 8☉︎ Sun12:02 – 12:44
- 9♀︎ Venus12:44 – 13:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:27 – 14:10
- 11☽︎ Moon14:10 – 14:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn14:53 – 15:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:36 – 16:53
- 2♂︎ Mars16:53 – 18:10
- 3☉︎ Sun18:10 – 19:28
- 4♀︎ Venus19:28 – 20:45
- 5☿︎ Mercury20:45 – 22:02
- 6☽︎ Moon22:02 – 23:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:19 – 00:36
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:36 – 01:54
- 9♂︎ Mars01:54 – 03:11
- 10☉︎ Sun03:11 – 04:28
- 11♀︎ Venus04:28 – 05:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:45 – 07:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Sunday, 5 December 2027, the Sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 15:36: the day lasts 8h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 15h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:01 to 07:44: 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.