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, 20 July 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 20:19
- Next sunrise
- 04:51
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:50 – 06:07
- 2♀︎ Venus06:07 – 07:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:25 – 08:42
- 4☽︎ Moon08:42 – 10:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:00 – 11:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:17 – 12:34
- 7♂︎ Mars12:34 – 13:52
- 8☉︎ Sun13:52 – 15:09
- 9♀︎ Venus15:09 – 16:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:27 – 17:44
- 11☽︎ Moon17:44 – 19:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:01 – 20:19
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:19 – 21:02
- 2♂︎ Mars21:02 – 21:44
- 3☉︎ Sun21:44 – 22:27
- 4♀︎ Venus22:27 – 23:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:10 – 23:52
- 6☽︎ Moon23:52 – 00:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:18
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:00
- 9♂︎ Mars02:00 – 02:43
- 10☉︎ Sun02:43 – 03:26
- 11♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:08
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:08 – 04:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Sunday, 20 July 2025, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 20:19: the day lasts 15h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:51, lasts 8h 32m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:50 to 06:07: 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.