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 Saturday, 1 November 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 16:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:13 – 07:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:03 – 07:53
- 3♂︎ Mars07:53 – 08:42
- 4☉︎ Sun08:42 – 09:32
- 5♀︎ Venus09:32 – 10:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:22 – 11:12
- 7☽︎ Moon11:12 – 12:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:01 – 12:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter12:51 – 13:41
- 10♂︎ Mars13:41 – 14:30
- 11☉︎ Sun14:30 – 15:20
- 12♀︎ Venus15:20 – 16:10
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:10 – 17:20
- 2☽︎ Moon17:20 – 18:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:31 – 19:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:41 – 20:51
- 5♂︎ Mars20:51 – 22:02
- 6☉︎ Sun22:02 – 23:12
- 7♀︎ Venus23:12 – 00:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:23 – 01:33
- 9☽︎ Moon01:33 – 02:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:44 – 03:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:54 – 05:04
- 12♂︎ Mars05:04 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Saturday, 1 November 2025, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 16:10: the day lasts 9h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 14h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:13 to 07:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.