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, 27 January 2030: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 16:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:02 – 07:49
- 2♀︎ Venus07:49 – 08:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:35 – 09:22
- 4☽︎ Moon09:22 – 10:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:08 – 10:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 11:41
- 7♂︎ Mars11:41 – 12:28
- 8☉︎ Sun12:28 – 13:14
- 9♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 14:47
- 11☽︎ Moon14:47 – 15:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:34 – 16:20
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:20 – 17:34
- 2♂︎ Mars17:34 – 18:47
- 3☉︎ Sun18:47 – 20:00
- 4♀︎ Venus20:00 – 21:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:14 – 22:27
- 6☽︎ Moon22:27 – 23:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 00:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:54 – 02:08
- 9♂︎ Mars02:08 – 03:21
- 10☉︎ Sun03:21 – 04:34
- 11♀︎ Venus04:34 – 05:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:48 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Sunday, 27 January 2030, the Sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 16:20: the day lasts 9h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 14h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:02 to 07:49: 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.