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 Tuesday, 25 July 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 20:13
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:56 – 06:12
- 2☉︎ Sun06:12 – 07:29
- 3♀︎ Venus07:29 – 08:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:45 – 10:02
- 5☽︎ Moon10:02 – 11:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:18 – 12:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:34 – 13:51
- 8♂︎ Mars13:51 – 15:07
- 9☉︎ Sun15:07 – 16:24
- 10♀︎ Venus16:24 – 17:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:40 – 18:57
- 12☽︎ Moon18:57 – 20:13
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:13 – 20:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:57 – 21:40
- 3♂︎ Mars21:40 – 22:24
- 4☉︎ Sun22:24 – 23:08
- 5♀︎ Venus23:08 – 23:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:51 – 00:35
- 7☽︎ Moon00:35 – 01:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:19 – 02:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:02 – 02:46
- 10♂︎ Mars02:46 – 03:30
- 11☉︎ Sun03:30 – 04:14
- 12♀︎ Venus04:14 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Tuesday, 25 July 2028, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 20:13: the day lasts 15h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 8h 44m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:56 to 06:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.