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, 3 June 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:32
- Sunset
- 20:22
- Next sunrise
- 04:31
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:32 – 05:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:51 – 07:10
- 3♂︎ Mars07:10 – 08:29
- 4☉︎ Sun08:29 – 09:48
- 5♀︎ Venus09:48 – 11:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:08 – 12:27
- 7☽︎ Moon12:27 – 13:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:46 – 15:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:05 – 16:24
- 10♂︎ Mars16:24 – 17:44
- 11☉︎ Sun17:44 – 19:03
- 12♀︎ Venus19:03 – 20:22
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:22 – 21:03
- 2☽︎ Moon21:03 – 21:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:43 – 22:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:24 – 23:05
- 5♂︎ Mars23:05 – 23:46
- 6☉︎ Sun23:46 – 00:27
- 7♀︎ Venus00:27 – 01:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:07 – 01:48
- 9☽︎ Moon01:48 – 02:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:29 – 03:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:10 – 03:50
- 12♂︎ Mars03:50 – 04:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Saturday, 3 June 2028, the Sun rises at 04:32 and sets at 20:22: the day lasts 15h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:31, lasts 8h 09m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:32 to 05:51: 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.