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, 1 February 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 16:27
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:57 – 07:44
- 2☉︎ Sun07:44 – 08:32
- 3♀︎ Venus08:32 – 09:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:19 – 10:07
- 5☽︎ Moon10:07 – 10:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:55 – 11:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:30
- 8♂︎ Mars12:30 – 13:17
- 9☉︎ Sun13:17 – 14:05
- 10♀︎ Venus14:05 – 14:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:52 – 15:40
- 12☽︎ Moon15:40 – 16:27
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:27 – 17:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:40 – 18:52
- 3♂︎ Mars18:52 – 20:04
- 4☉︎ Sun20:04 – 21:17
- 5♀︎ Venus21:17 – 22:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:41
- 7☽︎ Moon23:41 – 00:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:54 – 02:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:06 – 03:18
- 10♂︎ Mars03:18 – 04:31
- 11☉︎ Sun04:31 – 05:43
- 12♀︎ Venus05:43 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Tuesday, 1 February 2028, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 16:27: the day lasts 9h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 14h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:57 to 07:44: 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.