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 June 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:31
- Sunset
- 20:23
- Next sunrise
- 04:31
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:31 – 05:50
- 2☽︎ Moon05:50 – 07:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:10 – 08:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:29 – 09:48
- 5♂︎ Mars09:48 – 11:08
- 6☉︎ Sun11:08 – 12:27
- 7♀︎ Venus12:27 – 13:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:46 – 15:05
- 9☽︎ Moon15:05 – 16:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:44 – 19:03
- 12♂︎ Mars19:03 – 20:23
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:23 – 21:03
- 2♀︎ Venus21:03 – 21:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:44 – 22:25
- 4☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:05 – 23:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:46 – 00:27
- 7♂︎ Mars00:27 – 01:07
- 8☉︎ Sun01:07 – 01:48
- 9♀︎ Venus01:48 – 02:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:29 – 03:09
- 11☽︎ Moon03:09 – 03:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:50 – 04:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Wednesday, 4 June 2025, the Sun rises at 04:31 and sets at 20:23: the day lasts 15h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:31, lasts 8h 08m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:31 to 05:50: 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.