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 Tuesday, 12 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:54
- Sunset
- 19:56
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:54 – 06:09
- 2☉︎ Sun06:09 – 07:24
- 3♀︎ Venus07:24 – 08:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:39 – 09:55
- 5☽︎ Moon09:55 – 11:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:10 – 12:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:25 – 13:40
- 8♂︎ Mars13:40 – 14:56
- 9☉︎ Sun14:56 – 16:11
- 10♀︎ Venus16:11 – 17:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:26 – 18:41
- 12☽︎ Moon18:41 – 19:56
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:56 – 20:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:41 – 21:26
- 3♂︎ Mars21:26 – 22:10
- 4☉︎ Sun22:10 – 22:55
- 5♀︎ Venus22:55 – 23:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:40 – 00:24
- 7☽︎ Moon00:24 – 01:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 01:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:54 – 02:38
- 10♂︎ Mars02:38 – 03:23
- 11☉︎ Sun03:23 – 04:08
- 12♀︎ Venus04:08 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Tuesday, 12 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:54 and sets at 19:56: the day lasts 15h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 8h 56m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:54 to 06:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.