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 Monday, 9 March 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 17:24
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:54 – 06:52
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:52 – 07:49
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:49 – 08:47
- 4♂︎ Mars08:47 – 09:44
- 5☉︎ Sun09:44 – 10:42
- 6♀︎ Venus10:42 – 11:39
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:39 – 12:37
- 8☽︎ Moon12:37 – 13:34
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:34 – 14:32
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:32 – 15:29
- 11♂︎ Mars15:29 – 16:27
- 12☉︎ Sun16:27 – 17:24
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:24 – 18:27
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:27 – 19:29
- 3☽︎ Moon19:29 – 20:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:31 – 21:34
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:34 – 22:36
- 6♂︎ Mars22:36 – 23:38
- 7☉︎ Sun23:38 – 00:41
- 8♀︎ Venus00:41 – 01:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:43 – 02:45
- 10☽︎ Moon02:45 – 03:47
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:47 – 04:50
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:50 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Monday, 9 March 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 17:24: the day lasts 11h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 12h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:54 to 06:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.