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, 12 February 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Sunset
- 16:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:39
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:41 – 07:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:31 – 08:21
- 3♂︎ Mars08:21 – 09:12
- 4☉︎ Sun09:12 – 10:02
- 5♀︎ Venus10:02 – 10:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:52 – 11:43
- 7☽︎ Moon11:43 – 12:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:33 – 13:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:24 – 14:14
- 10♂︎ Mars14:14 – 15:04
- 11☉︎ Sun15:04 – 15:55
- 12♀︎ Venus15:55 – 16:45
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:45 – 17:54
- 2☽︎ Moon17:54 – 19:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:04 – 20:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:13 – 21:23
- 5♂︎ Mars21:23 – 22:32
- 6☉︎ Sun22:32 – 23:42
- 7♀︎ Venus23:42 – 00:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:52 – 02:01
- 9☽︎ Moon02:01 – 03:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:11 – 04:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:20 – 05:30
- 12♂︎ Mars05:30 – 06:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Saturday, 12 February 2028, the Sun rises at 06:41 and sets at 16:45: the day lasts 10h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:39, lasts 13h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:41 to 07:31: 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.