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 Saturday, 22 July 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 20:16
- Next sunrise
- 04:54
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:52 – 06:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:09 – 07:26
- 3♂︎ Mars07:26 – 08:43
- 4☉︎ Sun08:43 – 10:00
- 5♀︎ Venus10:00 – 11:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:17 – 12:34
- 7☽︎ Moon12:34 – 13:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:51 – 15:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:08 – 16:25
- 10♂︎ Mars16:25 – 17:42
- 11☉︎ Sun17:42 – 18:59
- 12♀︎ Venus18:59 – 20:16
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:16 – 21:00
- 2☽︎ Moon21:00 – 21:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:43 – 22:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:26 – 23:09
- 5♂︎ Mars23:09 – 23:52
- 6☉︎ Sun23:52 – 00:35
- 7♀︎ Venus00:35 – 01:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:18 – 02:01
- 9☽︎ Moon02:01 – 02:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:44 – 03:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:27 – 04:11
- 12♂︎ Mars04:11 – 04:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Saturday, 22 July 2028, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 20:16: the day lasts 15h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:54, lasts 8h 37m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:52 to 06:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.