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 Friday, 27 March 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:17
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Next sunrise
- 05:15
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:17 – 06:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:20 – 07:23
- 3☽︎ Moon07:23 – 08:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:26 – 09:29
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:29 – 10:31
- 6♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:34
- 7☉︎ Sun11:34 – 12:37
- 8♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:40 – 14:43
- 10☽︎ Moon14:43 – 15:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:45 – 16:48
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:48 – 17:51
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:51 – 18:48
- 2☉︎ Sun18:48 – 19:45
- 3♀︎ Venus19:45 – 20:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:42 – 21:39
- 5☽︎ Moon21:39 – 22:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:30
- 8♂︎ Mars00:30 – 01:27
- 9☉︎ Sun01:27 – 02:24
- 10♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:21 – 04:18
- 12☽︎ Moon04:18 – 05:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Friday, 27 March 2026, the Sun rises at 05:17 and sets at 17:51: the day lasts 12h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 11h 24m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:17 to 06:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.