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, 6 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:03
- Sunset
- 19:48
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:03 – 06:16
- 2☽︎ Moon06:16 – 07:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:30 – 08:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:44 – 09:58
- 5♂︎ Mars09:58 – 11:12
- 6☉︎ Sun11:12 – 12:25
- 7♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:39 – 14:53
- 9☽︎ Moon14:53 – 16:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:07 – 17:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:21 – 18:34
- 12♂︎ Mars18:34 – 19:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:48 – 20:34
- 2♀︎ Venus20:34 – 21:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:20 – 22:06
- 4☽︎ Moon22:06 – 22:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:52 – 23:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:39 – 00:25
- 7♂︎ Mars00:25 – 01:11
- 8☉︎ Sun01:11 – 01:57
- 9♀︎ Venus01:57 – 02:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:43 – 03:29
- 11☽︎ Moon03:29 – 04:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 05:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Wednesday, 6 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:03 and sets at 19:48: the day lasts 14h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 9h 13m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:03 to 06:16: 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.