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 Thursday, 30 November 2028: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 15:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:56 – 07:40
- 2♂︎ Mars07:40 – 08:23
- 3☉︎ Sun08:23 – 09:07
- 4♀︎ Venus09:07 – 09:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:50 – 10:33
- 6☽︎ Moon10:33 – 11:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:17 – 12:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:00 – 12:44
- 9♂︎ Mars12:44 – 13:27
- 10☉︎ Sun13:27 – 14:11
- 11♀︎ Venus14:11 – 14:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury14:54 – 15:38
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon15:38 – 16:54
- 2♄︎ Saturn16:54 – 18:11
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:11 – 19:28
- 4♂︎ Mars19:28 – 20:44
- 5☉︎ Sun20:44 – 22:01
- 6♀︎ Venus22:01 – 23:18
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:18 – 00:34
- 8☽︎ Moon00:34 – 01:51
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:51 – 03:07
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:07 – 04:24
- 11♂︎ Mars04:24 – 05:41
- 12☉︎ Sun05:41 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Thursday, 30 November 2028, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 15:38: the day lasts 8h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 15h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:56 to 07:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.