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, 10 November 2029: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 15:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:27 – 07:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:15 – 08:02
- 3♂︎ Mars08:02 – 08:50
- 4☉︎ Sun08:50 – 09:37
- 5♀︎ Venus09:37 – 10:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:24 – 11:12
- 7☽︎ Moon11:12 – 11:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn11:59 – 12:47
- 9♃︎ Jupiter12:47 – 13:34
- 10♂︎ Mars13:34 – 14:22
- 11☉︎ Sun14:22 – 15:09
- 12♀︎ Venus15:09 – 15:57
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:57 – 17:09
- 2☽︎ Moon17:09 – 18:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:22 – 19:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:35 – 20:47
- 5♂︎ Mars20:47 – 22:00
- 6☉︎ Sun22:00 – 23:13
- 7♀︎ Venus23:13 – 00:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:25 – 01:38
- 9☽︎ Moon01:38 – 02:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:51 – 04:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:03 – 05:16
- 12♂︎ Mars05:16 – 06:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Saturday, 10 November 2029, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 15:57: the day lasts 9h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 14h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:27 to 07:15: 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.