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, 28 December 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 15:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:18 – 08:00
- 2☉︎ Sun08:00 – 08:42
- 3♀︎ Venus08:42 – 09:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:24 – 10:06
- 5☽︎ Moon10:06 – 10:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:48 – 11:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:12
- 8♂︎ Mars12:12 – 12:54
- 9☉︎ Sun12:54 – 13:36
- 10♀︎ Venus13:36 – 14:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:18 – 15:00
- 12☽︎ Moon15:00 – 15:42
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:42 – 17:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:00 – 18:18
- 3♂︎ Mars18:18 – 19:36
- 4☉︎ Sun19:36 – 20:54
- 5♀︎ Venus20:54 – 22:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:12 – 23:30
- 7☽︎ Moon23:30 – 00:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:48 – 02:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:06 – 03:24
- 10♂︎ Mars03:24 – 04:42
- 11☉︎ Sun04:42 – 06:00
- 12♀︎ Venus06:00 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Tuesday, 28 December 2027, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 15:42: the day lasts 8h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 15h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:18 to 08:00: 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.