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 Saturday, 29 January 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 16:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:01 – 07:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:47 – 08:34
- 3♂︎ Mars08:34 – 09:21
- 4☉︎ Sun09:21 – 10:08
- 5♀︎ Venus10:08 – 10:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:55 – 11:42
- 7☽︎ Moon11:42 – 12:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:28 – 13:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:15 – 14:02
- 10♂︎ Mars14:02 – 14:49
- 11☉︎ Sun14:49 – 15:36
- 12♀︎ Venus15:36 – 16:22
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:22 – 17:36
- 2☽︎ Moon17:36 – 18:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:49 – 20:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:02 – 21:15
- 5♂︎ Mars21:15 – 22:28
- 6☉︎ Sun22:28 – 23:41
- 7♀︎ Venus23:41 – 00:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:54 – 02:07
- 9☽︎ Moon02:07 – 03:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:20 – 04:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:33 – 05:46
- 12♂︎ Mars05:46 – 06:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Saturday, 29 January 2028, the Sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 16:22: the day lasts 9h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 14h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:01 to 07:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.