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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 16:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Right now♂︎ Hour of Mars — hour 12 of the day, until 16:06
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:18 – 07:07
- 2☽︎ Moon07:07 – 07:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:56 – 08:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:45 – 09:34
- 5♂︎ Mars09:34 – 10:23
- 6☉︎ Sun10:23 – 11:12
- 7♀︎ Venus11:12 – 12:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:01 – 12:50
- 9☽︎ Moon12:50 – 13:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:39 – 14:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:28 – 15:17
- 12♂︎ Mars15:17 – 16:06
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:06 – 17:17
- 2♀︎ Venus17:17 – 18:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:28 – 19:39
- 4☽︎ Moon19:39 – 20:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:50 – 22:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:01 – 23:12
- 7♂︎ Mars23:12 – 00:23
- 8☉︎ Sun00:23 – 01:35
- 9♀︎ Venus01:35 – 02:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:46 – 03:57
- 11☽︎ Moon03:57 – 05:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:08 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 16:06: the day lasts 9h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 14h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:18 to 07:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.