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, 8 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 19:51
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:00 – 06:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:14 – 07:28
- 3☽︎ Moon07:28 – 08:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:42 – 09:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:57 – 11:11
- 6♂︎ Mars11:11 – 12:25
- 7☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:40
- 8♀︎ Venus13:40 – 14:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:54 – 16:08
- 10☽︎ Moon16:08 – 17:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:22 – 18:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:37 – 19:51
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:51 – 20:37
- 2☉︎ Sun20:37 – 21:22
- 3♀︎ Venus21:22 – 22:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 22:53
- 5☽︎ Moon22:53 – 23:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:10
- 8♂︎ Mars01:10 – 01:56
- 9☉︎ Sun01:56 – 02:41
- 10♀︎ Venus02:41 – 03:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:12
- 12☽︎ Moon04:12 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Friday, 8 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 19:51: the day lasts 14h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 9h 07m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:00 to 06:14: 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.