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, 10 September 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:59 – 07:03
- 2☽︎ Moon07:03 – 08:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:07 – 09:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:12 – 10:16
- 5♂︎ Mars10:16 – 11:20
- 6☉︎ Sun11:20 – 12:25
- 7♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:34
- 9☽︎ Moon14:34 – 15:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:38 – 16:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:42 – 17:47
- 12♂︎ Mars17:47 – 18:51
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:51 – 19:47
- 2♀︎ Venus19:47 – 20:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:42 – 21:38
- 4☽︎ Moon21:38 – 22:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:34 – 23:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 00:25
- 7♂︎ Mars00:25 – 01:21
- 8☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:17
- 9♀︎ Venus02:17 – 03:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:13 – 04:08
- 11☽︎ Moon04:08 – 05:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:04 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Wednesday, 10 September 2025, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 12h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 11h 09m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:59 to 07:03: 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.