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, 24 December 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 15:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:17 – 07:59
- 2♀︎ Venus07:59 – 08:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:41 – 09:22
- 4☽︎ Moon09:22 – 10:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:04 – 10:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 11:28
- 7♂︎ Mars11:28 – 12:10
- 8☉︎ Sun12:10 – 12:52
- 9♀︎ Venus12:52 – 13:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:34 – 14:16
- 11☽︎ Moon14:16 – 14:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn14:57 – 15:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:39 – 16:57
- 2♂︎ Mars16:57 – 18:16
- 3☉︎ Sun18:16 – 19:34
- 4♀︎ Venus19:34 – 20:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury20:52 – 22:10
- 6☽︎ Moon22:10 – 23:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:28 – 00:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:46 – 02:05
- 9♂︎ Mars02:05 – 03:23
- 10☉︎ Sun03:23 – 04:41
- 11♀︎ Venus04:41 – 05:59
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:59 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Sunday, 24 December 2028, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 15:39: the day lasts 8h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 15h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:17 to 07:59: 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.