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, 7 December 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 15:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:04 – 07:46
- 2☉︎ Sun07:46 – 08:29
- 3♀︎ Venus08:29 – 09:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:12 – 09:54
- 5☽︎ Moon09:54 – 10:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:37 – 11:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:19 – 12:02
- 8♂︎ Mars12:02 – 12:45
- 9☉︎ Sun12:45 – 13:27
- 10♀︎ Venus13:27 – 14:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:10 – 14:53
- 12☽︎ Moon14:53 – 15:35
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:35 – 16:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter16:53 – 18:10
- 3♂︎ Mars18:10 – 19:28
- 4☉︎ Sun19:28 – 20:45
- 5♀︎ Venus20:45 – 22:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:03 – 23:20
- 7☽︎ Moon23:20 – 00:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:37 – 01:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:55 – 03:12
- 10♂︎ Mars03:12 – 04:30
- 11☉︎ Sun04:30 – 05:47
- 12♀︎ Venus05:47 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Tuesday, 7 December 2027, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 15:35: the day lasts 8h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 15h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:04 to 07:46: 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.