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 Sunday, 9 July 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:39
- Sunset
- 20:28
- Next sunrise
- 04:40
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:39 – 05:58
- 2♀︎ Venus05:58 – 07:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:36
- 4☽︎ Moon08:36 – 09:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:55 – 11:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:14 – 12:33
- 7♂︎ Mars12:33 – 13:52
- 8☉︎ Sun13:52 – 15:12
- 9♀︎ Venus15:12 – 16:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:31 – 17:50
- 11☽︎ Moon17:50 – 19:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:09 – 20:28
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:28 – 21:09
- 2♂︎ Mars21:09 – 21:50
- 3☉︎ Sun21:50 – 22:31
- 4♀︎ Venus22:31 – 23:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:12 – 23:53
- 6☽︎ Moon23:53 – 00:34
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:34 – 01:15
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:15 – 01:56
- 9♂︎ Mars01:56 – 02:37
- 10☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:18
- 11♀︎ Venus03:18 – 03:59
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:59 – 04:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Sunday, 9 July 2028, the Sun rises at 04:39 and sets at 20:28: the day lasts 15h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:40, lasts 8h 12m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:39 to 05:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.