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, 11 February 2029: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Sunset
- 16:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:41 – 07:31
- 2♀︎ Venus07:31 – 08:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:22 – 09:12
- 4☽︎ Moon09:12 – 10:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:02 – 10:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:53 – 11:43
- 7♂︎ Mars11:43 – 12:33
- 8☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:23
- 9♀︎ Venus13:23 – 14:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:14 – 15:04
- 11☽︎ Moon15:04 – 15:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:54 – 16:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:44 – 17:54
- 2♂︎ Mars17:54 – 19:04
- 3☉︎ Sun19:04 – 20:13
- 4♀︎ Venus20:13 – 21:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:23 – 22:32
- 6☽︎ Moon22:32 – 23:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 02:01
- 9♂︎ Mars02:01 – 03:11
- 10☉︎ Sun03:11 – 04:20
- 11♀︎ Venus04:20 – 05:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 06:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Sunday, 11 February 2029, the Sun rises at 06:41 and sets at 16:44: the day lasts 10h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 13h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:41 to 07:31: 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.