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, 24 August 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:35 – 06:45
- 2♀︎ Venus06:45 – 07:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:54 – 09:03
- 4☽︎ Moon09:03 – 10:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:12 – 11:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 12:30
- 7♂︎ Mars12:30 – 13:39
- 8☉︎ Sun13:39 – 14:48
- 9♀︎ Venus14:48 – 15:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:58 – 17:07
- 11☽︎ Moon17:07 – 18:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:16 – 19:25
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:25 – 20:16
- 2♂︎ Mars20:16 – 21:07
- 3☉︎ Sun21:07 – 21:58
- 4♀︎ Venus21:58 – 22:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 23:40
- 6☽︎ Moon23:40 – 00:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:31 – 01:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:22 – 02:13
- 9♂︎ Mars02:13 – 03:04
- 10☉︎ Sun03:04 – 03:55
- 11♀︎ Venus03:55 – 04:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Sunday, 24 August 2025, the Sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 13h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 10h 12m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:35 to 06:45: 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.