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 Wednesday, 9 February 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 16:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:46 – 07:35
- 2☽︎ Moon07:35 – 08:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:14 – 10:04
- 5♂︎ Mars10:04 – 10:53
- 6☉︎ Sun10:53 – 11:43
- 7♀︎ Venus11:43 – 12:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:32 – 13:22
- 9☽︎ Moon13:22 – 14:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:11 – 15:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:01 – 15:50
- 12♂︎ Mars15:50 – 16:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:40 – 17:50
- 2♀︎ Venus17:50 – 19:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:01 – 20:11
- 4☽︎ Moon20:11 – 21:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:21 – 22:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:32 – 23:42
- 7♂︎ Mars23:42 – 00:52
- 8☉︎ Sun00:52 – 02:03
- 9♀︎ Venus02:03 – 03:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:13 – 04:23
- 11☽︎ Moon04:23 – 05:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:34 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Wednesday, 9 February 2028, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 16:40: the day lasts 9h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 14h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:46 to 07:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.