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, 19 December 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 15:36
- Next sunrise
- 07:15
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:14 – 07:56
- 2♀︎ Venus07:56 – 08:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:20
- 4☽︎ Moon09:20 – 10:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:01 – 10:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 11:25
- 7♂︎ Mars11:25 – 12:07
- 8☉︎ Sun12:07 – 12:49
- 9♀︎ Venus12:49 – 13:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:31 – 14:13
- 11☽︎ Moon14:13 – 14:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn14:55 – 15:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:36 – 16:55
- 2♂︎ Mars16:55 – 18:13
- 3☉︎ Sun18:13 – 19:31
- 4♀︎ Venus19:31 – 20:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury20:49 – 22:07
- 6☽︎ Moon22:07 – 23:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:25 – 00:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:44 – 02:02
- 9♂︎ Mars02:02 – 03:20
- 10☉︎ Sun03:20 – 04:38
- 11♀︎ Venus04:38 – 05:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:56 – 07:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Sunday, 19 December 2027, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 15:36: the day lasts 8h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:15, lasts 15h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:14 to 07:56: 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.