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 Monday, 17 January 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 16:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:12 – 07:57
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:57 – 08:41
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:41 – 09:25
- 4♂︎ Mars09:25 – 10:10
- 5☉︎ Sun10:10 – 10:54
- 6♀︎ Venus10:54 – 11:38
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:38 – 12:23
- 8☽︎ Moon12:23 – 13:07
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:07 – 13:51
- 10♃︎ Jupiter13:51 – 14:36
- 11♂︎ Mars14:36 – 15:20
- 12☉︎ Sun15:20 – 16:04
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:04 – 17:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:20 – 18:36
- 3☽︎ Moon18:36 – 19:51
- 4♄︎ Saturn19:51 – 21:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:07 – 22:22
- 6♂︎ Mars22:22 – 23:38
- 7☉︎ Sun23:38 – 00:54
- 8♀︎ Venus00:54 – 02:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:09 – 03:25
- 10☽︎ Moon03:25 – 04:40
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:40 – 05:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:56 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Monday, 17 January 2028, the Sun rises at 07:12 and sets at 16:04: the day lasts 8h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 15h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:12 to 07:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.