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 Sunday, 19 April 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:32 – 06:41
- 2♀︎ Venus06:41 – 07:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:50 – 09:00
- 4☽︎ Moon09:00 – 10:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:09 – 11:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:19 – 12:28
- 7♂︎ Mars12:28 – 13:37
- 8☉︎ Sun13:37 – 14:47
- 9♀︎ Venus14:47 – 15:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:56 – 17:05
- 11☽︎ Moon17:05 – 18:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:15 – 19:24
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:24 – 20:15
- 2♂︎ Mars20:15 – 21:05
- 3☉︎ Sun21:05 – 21:56
- 4♀︎ Venus21:56 – 22:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:46 – 23:37
- 6☽︎ Moon23:37 – 00:27
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:27 – 01:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 02:08
- 9♂︎ Mars02:08 – 02:58
- 10☉︎ Sun02:58 – 03:49
- 11♀︎ Venus03:49 – 04:39
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:39 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Sunday, 19 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 13h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 10h 06m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:32 to 06:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.