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, 18 January 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 16:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:12 – 07:56
- 2☉︎ Sun07:56 – 08:41
- 3♀︎ Venus08:41 – 09:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:25 – 10:10
- 5☽︎ Moon10:10 – 10:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:54 – 11:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:39 – 12:23
- 8♂︎ Mars12:23 – 13:08
- 9☉︎ Sun13:08 – 13:52
- 10♀︎ Venus13:52 – 14:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:37 – 15:21
- 12☽︎ Moon15:21 – 16:06
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:06 – 17:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:21 – 18:37
- 3♂︎ Mars18:37 – 19:52
- 4☉︎ Sun19:52 – 21:07
- 5♀︎ Venus21:07 – 22:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:23 – 23:38
- 7☽︎ Moon23:38 – 00:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:54 – 02:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:09 – 03:25
- 10♂︎ Mars03:25 – 04:40
- 11☉︎ Sun04:40 – 05:55
- 12♀︎ Venus05:55 – 07:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Tuesday, 18 January 2028, the Sun rises at 07:12 and sets at 16:06: the day lasts 8h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 15h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:12 to 07:56: 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.