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, 31 October 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 16:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:12 – 07:02
- 2☉︎ Sun07:02 – 07:52
- 3♀︎ Venus07:52 – 08:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:42 – 09:32
- 5☽︎ Moon09:32 – 10:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:22 – 11:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:12 – 12:01
- 8♂︎ Mars12:01 – 12:51
- 9☉︎ Sun12:51 – 13:41
- 10♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:21
- 12☽︎ Moon15:21 – 16:11
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 17:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:21 – 18:31
- 3♂︎ Mars18:31 – 19:42
- 4☉︎ Sun19:42 – 20:52
- 5♀︎ Venus20:52 – 22:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:02 – 23:12
- 7☽︎ Moon23:12 – 00:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:33 – 02:43
- 10♂︎ Mars02:43 – 03:53
- 11☉︎ Sun03:53 – 05:03
- 12♀︎ Venus05:03 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Tuesday, 31 October 2028, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 16:11: the day lasts 9h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 14h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:12 to 07:02: 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.