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 Tuesday, 4 November 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 16:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:18 – 07:07
- 2☉︎ Sun07:07 – 07:56
- 3♀︎ Venus07:56 – 08:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:45 – 09:34
- 5☽︎ Moon09:34 – 10:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:23 – 11:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:12 – 12:00
- 8♂︎ Mars12:00 – 12:49
- 9☉︎ Sun12:49 – 13:38
- 10♀︎ Venus13:38 – 14:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:27 – 15:16
- 12☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:05
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:05 – 17:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:16 – 18:28
- 3♂︎ Mars18:28 – 19:39
- 4☉︎ Sun19:39 – 20:50
- 5♀︎ Venus20:50 – 22:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:01 – 23:12
- 7☽︎ Moon23:12 – 00:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:24 – 01:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:35 – 02:46
- 10♂︎ Mars02:46 – 03:57
- 11☉︎ Sun03:57 – 05:08
- 12♀︎ Venus05:08 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Tuesday, 4 November 2025, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 16:05: the day lasts 9h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 14h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:18 to 07:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.