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 Tuesday, 4 July 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:35
- Sunset
- 20:30
- Next sunrise
- 04:36
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:35 – 05:55
- 2☉︎ Sun05:55 – 07:14
- 3♀︎ Venus07:14 – 08:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:34 – 09:53
- 5☽︎ Moon09:53 – 11:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:13 – 12:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:33 – 13:52
- 8♂︎ Mars13:52 – 15:12
- 9☉︎ Sun15:12 – 16:31
- 10♀︎ Venus16:31 – 17:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:51 – 19:11
- 12☽︎ Moon19:11 – 20:30
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:30 – 21:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:11 – 21:51
- 3♂︎ Mars21:51 – 22:32
- 4☉︎ Sun22:32 – 23:12
- 5♀︎ Venus23:12 – 23:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:53 – 00:33
- 7☽︎ Moon00:33 – 01:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:13 – 01:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:54 – 02:34
- 10♂︎ Mars02:34 – 03:15
- 11☉︎ Sun03:15 – 03:55
- 12♀︎ Venus03:55 – 04:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Tuesday, 4 July 2028, the Sun rises at 04:35 and sets at 20:30: the day lasts 15h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:36, lasts 8h 05m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:35 to 05:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.