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, 3 May 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Sunset
- 19:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:05
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:06 – 06:20
- 2☽︎ Moon06:20 – 07:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:33 – 08:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:46 – 09:59
- 5♂︎ Mars09:59 – 11:12
- 6☉︎ Sun11:12 – 12:26
- 7♀︎ Venus12:26 – 13:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:39 – 14:52
- 9☽︎ Moon14:52 – 16:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:05 – 17:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:18 – 18:32
- 12♂︎ Mars18:32 – 19:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:45 – 20:31
- 2♀︎ Venus20:31 – 21:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:18 – 22:05
- 4☽︎ Moon22:05 – 22:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:51 – 23:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:38 – 00:25
- 7♂︎ Mars00:25 – 01:11
- 8☉︎ Sun01:11 – 01:58
- 9♀︎ Venus01:58 – 02:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:45 – 03:32
- 11☽︎ Moon03:32 – 04:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:18 – 05:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Wednesday, 3 May 2028, the Sun rises at 05:06 and sets at 19:45: the day lasts 14h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:05, lasts 9h 20m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:06 to 06:20: 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.