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 Friday, 31 October 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 16:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:12 – 07:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:02 – 07:52
- 3☽︎ Moon07:52 – 08:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:42 – 09:32
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:32 – 10:22
- 6♂︎ Mars10:22 – 11:12
- 7☉︎ Sun11:12 – 12:02
- 8♀︎ Venus12:02 – 12:52
- 9☿︎ Mercury12:52 – 13:41
- 10☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:31
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:31 – 15:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:21 – 16:11
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:11 – 17:22
- 2☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:32
- 3♀︎ Venus18:32 – 19:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:42 – 20:52
- 5☽︎ Moon20:52 – 22:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:02 – 23:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 00:23
- 8♂︎ Mars00:23 – 01:33
- 9☉︎ Sun01:33 – 02:43
- 10♀︎ Venus02:43 – 03:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:53 – 05:03
- 12☽︎ Moon05:03 – 06:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Friday, 31 October 2025, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 16:11: the day lasts 10h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 14h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:12 to 07:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.