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, 15 November 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 15:51
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:35 – 07:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:21 – 08:07
- 3♂︎ Mars08:07 – 08:54
- 4☉︎ Sun08:54 – 09:40
- 5♀︎ Venus09:40 – 10:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:26 – 11:13
- 7☽︎ Moon11:13 – 11:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn11:59 – 12:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter12:45 – 13:32
- 10♂︎ Mars13:32 – 14:18
- 11☉︎ Sun14:18 – 15:04
- 12♀︎ Venus15:04 – 15:51
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:51 – 17:04
- 2☽︎ Moon17:04 – 18:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:18 – 19:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:32 – 20:46
- 5♂︎ Mars20:46 – 22:00
- 6☉︎ Sun22:00 – 23:13
- 7♀︎ Venus23:13 – 00:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:27 – 01:41
- 9☽︎ Moon01:41 – 02:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:55 – 04:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:09 – 05:22
- 12♂︎ Mars05:22 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Saturday, 15 November 2025, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 15:51: the day lasts 9h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 14h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:35 to 07:21: 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.