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 Saturday, 5 May 2029: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Sunset
- 19:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:02
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:04 – 06:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:17 – 07:31
- 3♂︎ Mars07:31 – 08:45
- 4☉︎ Sun08:45 – 09:58
- 5♀︎ Venus09:58 – 11:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:12 – 12:25
- 7☽︎ Moon12:25 – 13:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:39 – 14:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:53 – 16:06
- 10♂︎ Mars16:06 – 17:20
- 11☉︎ Sun17:20 – 18:34
- 12♀︎ Venus18:34 – 19:47
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:47 – 20:33
- 2☽︎ Moon20:33 – 21:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:20 – 22:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:06 – 22:52
- 5♂︎ Mars22:52 – 23:38
- 6☉︎ Sun23:38 – 00:25
- 7♀︎ Venus00:25 – 01:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:11 – 01:57
- 9☽︎ Moon01:57 – 02:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:43 – 03:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:30 – 04:16
- 12♂︎ Mars04:16 – 05:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Saturday, 5 May 2029, the Sun rises at 05:04 and sets at 19:47: the day lasts 14h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:02, lasts 9h 15m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:04 to 06:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.