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 Monday, 17 July 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:47
- Sunset
- 20:22
- Next sunrise
- 04:48
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:47 – 06:05
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:05 – 07:23
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:23 – 08:41
- 4♂︎ Mars08:41 – 09:58
- 5☉︎ Sun09:58 – 11:16
- 6♀︎ Venus11:16 – 12:34
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:34 – 13:52
- 8☽︎ Moon13:52 – 15:10
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:10 – 16:28
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:28 – 17:46
- 11♂︎ Mars17:46 – 19:04
- 12☉︎ Sun19:04 – 20:22
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:22 – 21:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:04 – 21:46
- 3☽︎ Moon21:46 – 22:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:28 – 23:10
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:10 – 23:53
- 6♂︎ Mars23:53 – 00:35
- 7☉︎ Sun00:35 – 01:17
- 8♀︎ Venus01:17 – 01:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:59 – 02:41
- 10☽︎ Moon02:41 – 03:24
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:24 – 04:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:06 – 04:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Monday, 17 July 2028, the Sun rises at 04:47 and sets at 20:22: the day lasts 15h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:48, lasts 8h 26m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:47 to 06:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.