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 Monday, 22 May 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:41
- Sunset
- 20:10
- Next sunrise
- 04:40
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:41 – 05:59
- 2♄︎ Saturn05:59 – 07:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:16 – 08:33
- 4♂︎ Mars08:33 – 09:51
- 5☉︎ Sun09:51 – 11:08
- 6♀︎ Venus11:08 – 12:25
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:25 – 13:43
- 8☽︎ Moon13:43 – 15:00
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:00 – 16:18
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:18 – 17:35
- 11♂︎ Mars17:35 – 18:52
- 12☉︎ Sun18:52 – 20:10
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:10 – 20:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:52 – 21:35
- 3☽︎ Moon21:35 – 22:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:17 – 23:00
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:00 – 23:42
- 6♂︎ Mars23:42 – 00:25
- 7☉︎ Sun00:25 – 01:07
- 8♀︎ Venus01:07 – 01:50
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:50 – 02:33
- 10☽︎ Moon02:33 – 03:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:15 – 03:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter03:58 – 04:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Monday, 22 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:41 and sets at 20:10: the day lasts 15h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:40, lasts 8h 31m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:41 to 05:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.