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, 27 August 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 19:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:39 – 06:48
- 2☽︎ Moon06:48 – 07:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:56 – 09:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:04 – 10:13
- 5♂︎ Mars10:13 – 11:21
- 6☉︎ Sun11:21 – 12:29
- 7♀︎ Venus12:29 – 13:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:38 – 14:46
- 9☽︎ Moon14:46 – 15:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:54 – 17:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:03 – 18:11
- 12♂︎ Mars18:11 – 19:19
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:19 – 20:11
- 2♀︎ Venus20:11 – 21:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:03 – 21:55
- 4☽︎ Moon21:55 – 22:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 23:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:38 – 00:30
- 7♂︎ Mars00:30 – 01:22
- 8☉︎ Sun01:22 – 02:14
- 9♀︎ Venus02:14 – 03:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:05 – 03:57
- 11☽︎ Moon03:57 – 04:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:49 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Wednesday, 27 August 2025, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 19:19: the day lasts 13h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 10h 22m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:39 to 06:48: 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.