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, 5 July 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:36
- Sunset
- 20:30
- Next sunrise
- 04:37
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:36 – 05:55
- 2☽︎ Moon05:55 – 07:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:15 – 08:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:34 – 09:54
- 5♂︎ Mars09:54 – 11:13
- 6☉︎ Sun11:13 – 12:33
- 7♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:52 – 15:12
- 9☽︎ Moon15:12 – 16:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:31 – 17:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:51 – 19:10
- 12♂︎ Mars19:10 – 20:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:30 – 21:10
- 2♀︎ Venus21:10 – 21:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:51 – 22:32
- 4☽︎ Moon22:32 – 23:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:12 – 23:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 00:33
- 7♂︎ Mars00:33 – 01:14
- 8☉︎ Sun01:14 – 01:54
- 9♀︎ Venus01:54 – 02:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:35 – 03:15
- 11☽︎ Moon03:15 – 03:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:56 – 04:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Wednesday, 5 July 2028, the Sun rises at 04:36 and sets at 20:30: the day lasts 15h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:37, lasts 8h 07m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:36 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 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.