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 Thursday, 30 December 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 15:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:18 – 08:00
- 2♂︎ Mars08:00 – 08:42
- 3☉︎ Sun08:42 – 09:24
- 4♀︎ Venus09:24 – 10:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:06 – 10:49
- 6☽︎ Moon10:49 – 11:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:31 – 12:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:13 – 12:55
- 9♂︎ Mars12:55 – 13:37
- 10☉︎ Sun13:37 – 14:19
- 11♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:01 – 15:43
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon15:43 – 17:01
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:01 – 18:19
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:19 – 19:37
- 4♂︎ Mars19:37 – 20:55
- 5☉︎ Sun20:55 – 22:13
- 6♀︎ Venus22:13 – 23:31
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:31 – 00:49
- 8☽︎ Moon00:49 – 02:07
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:07 – 03:24
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:24 – 04:42
- 11♂︎ Mars04:42 – 06:00
- 12☉︎ Sun06:00 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Thursday, 30 December 2027, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 15:43: the day lasts 8h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 15h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, 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: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.