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, 8 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 15:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:05 – 07:47
- 2☽︎ Moon07:47 – 08:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:30 – 09:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:12 – 09:55
- 5♂︎ Mars09:55 – 10:37
- 6☉︎ Sun10:37 – 11:20
- 7♀︎ Venus11:20 – 12:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:02 – 12:45
- 9☽︎ Moon12:45 – 13:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:28 – 14:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:10 – 14:53
- 12♂︎ Mars14:53 – 15:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:35 – 16:53
- 2♀︎ Venus16:53 – 18:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:10 – 19:28
- 4☽︎ Moon19:28 – 20:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:45 – 22:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:03 – 23:20
- 7♂︎ Mars23:20 – 00:38
- 8☉︎ Sun00:38 – 01:56
- 9♀︎ Venus01:56 – 03:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:13 – 04:31
- 11☽︎ Moon04:31 – 05:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:48 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Wednesday, 8 December 2027, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 15:35: the day lasts 8h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 15h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:05 to 07:47: 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.