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, 31 December 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 15:45
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:18 – 08:00
- 2☽︎ Moon08:00 – 08:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:43 – 09:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:25 – 10:07
- 5♂︎ Mars10:07 – 10:49
- 6☉︎ Sun10:49 – 11:31
- 7♀︎ Venus11:31 – 12:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:14 – 12:56
- 9☽︎ Moon12:56 – 13:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:38 – 14:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:20 – 15:02
- 12♂︎ Mars15:02 – 15:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:45 – 17:02
- 2♀︎ Venus17:02 – 18:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:20 – 19:38
- 4☽︎ Moon19:38 – 20:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:56 – 22:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:14 – 23:31
- 7♂︎ Mars23:31 – 00:49
- 8☉︎ Sun00:49 – 02:07
- 9♀︎ Venus02:07 – 03:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:25 – 04:43
- 11☽︎ Moon04:43 – 06:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:00 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Wednesday, 31 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 15:45: the day lasts 8h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 15h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:18 to 08:00: 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.