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, 23 July 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 20:16
- Next sunrise
- 04:54
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 06:10
- 2☽︎ Moon06:10 – 07:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:27 – 08:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:44 – 10:01
- 5♂︎ Mars10:01 – 11:18
- 6☉︎ Sun11:18 – 12:34
- 7♀︎ Venus12:34 – 13:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:51 – 15:08
- 9☽︎ Moon15:08 – 16:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:42 – 18:59
- 12♂︎ Mars18:59 – 20:16
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:16 – 20:59
- 2♀︎ Venus20:59 – 21:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:42 – 22:25
- 4☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:09 – 23:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 00:35
- 7♂︎ Mars00:35 – 01:18
- 8☉︎ Sun01:18 – 02:02
- 9♀︎ Venus02:02 – 02:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:45 – 03:28
- 11☽︎ Moon03:28 – 04:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:11 – 04:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Wednesday, 23 July 2025, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 20:16: the day lasts 15h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:54, lasts 8h 39m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:53 to 06:10: 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.