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 Thursday, 12 March 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:48 – 06:46
- 2♂︎ Mars06:46 – 07:45
- 3☉︎ Sun07:45 – 08:43
- 4♀︎ Venus08:43 – 09:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:42 – 10:40
- 6☽︎ Moon10:40 – 11:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:38 – 12:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:37 – 13:35
- 9♂︎ Mars13:35 – 14:34
- 10☉︎ Sun14:34 – 15:32
- 11♀︎ Venus15:32 – 16:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:31 – 17:29
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:29 – 18:30
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:30 – 19:32
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:32 – 20:33
- 4♂︎ Mars20:33 – 21:35
- 5☉︎ Sun21:35 – 22:36
- 6♀︎ Venus22:36 – 23:37
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:37 – 00:39
- 8☽︎ Moon00:39 – 01:40
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:40 – 02:42
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:42 – 03:43
- 11♂︎ Mars03:43 – 04:45
- 12☉︎ Sun04:45 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Thursday, 12 March 2026, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 17:29: the day lasts 11h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 12h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:48 to 06:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.