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, 7 November 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 16:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:23 – 07:11
- 2☉︎ Sun07:11 – 07:59
- 3♀︎ Venus07:59 – 08:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:47 – 09:35
- 5☽︎ Moon09:35 – 10:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:24 – 11:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:12 – 12:00
- 8♂︎ Mars12:00 – 12:48
- 9☉︎ Sun12:48 – 13:36
- 10♀︎ Venus13:36 – 14:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:12
- 12☽︎ Moon15:12 – 16:00
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:00 – 17:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:12 – 18:24
- 3♂︎ Mars18:24 – 19:36
- 4☉︎ Sun19:36 – 20:48
- 5♀︎ Venus20:48 – 22:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:00 – 23:12
- 7☽︎ Moon23:12 – 00:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:24 – 01:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:36 – 02:48
- 10♂︎ Mars02:48 – 04:00
- 11☉︎ Sun04:00 – 05:12
- 12♀︎ Venus05:12 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Tuesday, 7 November 2028, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 16:00: the day lasts 9h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 14h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:23 to 07:11: 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.