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 Friday, 14 July 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:44
- Sunset
- 20:24
- Next sunrise
- 04:45
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:44 – 06:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 07:20
- 3☽︎ Moon07:20 – 08:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:39 – 09:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:57 – 11:16
- 6♂︎ Mars11:16 – 12:34
- 7☉︎ Sun12:34 – 13:52
- 8♀︎ Venus13:52 – 15:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 16:29
- 10☽︎ Moon16:29 – 17:47
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:47 – 19:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:06 – 20:24
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:24 – 21:06
- 2☉︎ Sun21:06 – 21:48
- 3♀︎ Venus21:48 – 22:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:11
- 5☽︎ Moon23:11 – 23:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:53 – 00:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:34 – 01:16
- 8♂︎ Mars01:16 – 01:58
- 9☉︎ Sun01:58 – 02:40
- 10♀︎ Venus02:40 – 03:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:21 – 04:03
- 12☽︎ Moon04:03 – 04:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Friday, 14 July 2028, the Sun rises at 04:44 and sets at 20:24: the day lasts 15h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:45, lasts 8h 21m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:44 to 06:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.