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 Friday, 10 December 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 15:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:07 – 07:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:49 – 08:31
- 3☽︎ Moon08:31 – 09:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:14 – 09:56
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:56 – 10:38
- 6♂︎ Mars10:38 – 11:21
- 7☉︎ Sun11:21 – 12:03
- 8♀︎ Venus12:03 – 12:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury12:46 – 13:28
- 10☽︎ Moon13:28 – 14:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:10 – 14:53
- 12♃︎ Jupiter14:53 – 15:35
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:35 – 16:53
- 2☉︎ Sun16:53 – 18:10
- 3♀︎ Venus18:10 – 19:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:28 – 20:46
- 5☽︎ Moon20:46 – 22:04
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 23:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:21 – 00:39
- 8♂︎ Mars00:39 – 01:57
- 9☉︎ Sun01:57 – 03:14
- 10♀︎ Venus03:14 – 04:32
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:32 – 05:50
- 12☽︎ Moon05:50 – 07:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Friday, 10 December 2027, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 15:35: the day lasts 8h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 15h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:07 to 07:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.