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, 21 November 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 15:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:44 – 07:29
- 2☉︎ Sun07:29 – 08:14
- 3♀︎ Venus08:14 – 08:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:59 – 09:44
- 5☽︎ Moon09:44 – 10:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:14
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:14 – 11:59
- 8♂︎ Mars11:59 – 12:44
- 9☉︎ Sun12:44 – 13:29
- 10♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:14 – 14:59
- 12☽︎ Moon14:59 – 15:44
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:44 – 16:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 18:14
- 3♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:29
- 4☉︎ Sun19:29 – 20:45
- 5♀︎ Venus20:45 – 22:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:00 – 23:15
- 7☽︎ Moon23:15 – 00:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:45 – 03:00
- 10♂︎ Mars03:00 – 04:15
- 11☉︎ Sun04:15 – 05:30
- 12♀︎ Venus05:30 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Tuesday, 21 November 2028, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 15:44: the day lasts 9h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 15h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:44 to 07:29: 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.