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 Wednesday, 1 November 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 16:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:14 – 07:03
- 2☽︎ Moon07:03 – 07:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:53 – 08:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:43 – 09:32
- 5♂︎ Mars09:32 – 10:22
- 6☉︎ Sun10:22 – 11:12
- 7♀︎ Venus11:12 – 12:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:01 – 12:51
- 9☽︎ Moon12:51 – 13:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:40 – 14:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:30 – 15:20
- 12♂︎ Mars15:20 – 16:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:09 – 17:20
- 2♀︎ Venus17:20 – 18:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:30 – 19:41
- 4☽︎ Moon19:41 – 20:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:51 – 22:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:02 – 23:12
- 7♂︎ Mars23:12 – 00:23
- 8☉︎ Sun00:23 – 01:33
- 9♀︎ Venus01:33 – 02:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:44 – 03:54
- 11☽︎ Moon03:54 – 05:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:05 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Wednesday, 1 November 2028, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 16:09: the day lasts 9h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 14h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:14 to 07:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.