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 Sunday, 5 November 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 16:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:20 – 07:08
- 2♀︎ Venus07:08 – 07:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:57 – 08:46
- 4☽︎ Moon08:46 – 09:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:34 – 10:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:12
- 7♂︎ Mars11:12 – 12:00
- 8☉︎ Sun12:00 – 12:49
- 9♀︎ Venus12:49 – 13:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:37 – 14:26
- 11☽︎ Moon14:26 – 15:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:15 – 16:03
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:03 – 17:15
- 2♂︎ Mars17:15 – 18:26
- 3☉︎ Sun18:26 – 19:38
- 4♀︎ Venus19:38 – 20:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury20:49 – 22:01
- 6☽︎ Moon22:01 – 23:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:12 – 00:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 01:35
- 9♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:47
- 10☉︎ Sun02:47 – 03:58
- 11♀︎ Venus03:58 – 05:10
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:10 – 06:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Sunday, 5 November 2028, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 16:03: the day lasts 9h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 14h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:20 to 07:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.