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 Thursday, 4 May 2028: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:05
- Sunset
- 19:46
- Next sunrise
- 05:03
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:05 – 06:18
- 2♂︎ Mars06:18 – 07:32
- 3☉︎ Sun07:32 – 08:45
- 4♀︎ Venus08:45 – 09:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:59 – 11:12
- 6☽︎ Moon11:12 – 12:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:26 – 13:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:39 – 14:52
- 9♂︎ Mars14:52 – 16:06
- 10☉︎ Sun16:06 – 17:19
- 11♀︎ Venus17:19 – 18:33
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:33 – 19:46
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:46 – 20:33
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:33 – 21:19
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:19 – 22:05
- 4♂︎ Mars22:05 – 22:52
- 5☉︎ Sun22:52 – 23:38
- 6♀︎ Venus23:38 – 00:25
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:25 – 01:11
- 8☽︎ Moon01:11 – 01:58
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:58 – 02:44
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:44 – 03:30
- 11♂︎ Mars03:30 – 04:17
- 12☉︎ Sun04:17 – 05:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Thursday, 4 May 2028, the Sun rises at 05:05 and sets at 19:46: the day lasts 14h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:03, lasts 9h 17m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:05 to 06:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.