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, 13 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 19:58
- Next sunrise
- 04:51
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 06:08
- 2☽︎ Moon06:08 – 07:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:23 – 08:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:39 – 09:54
- 5♂︎ Mars09:54 – 11:10
- 6☉︎ Sun11:10 – 12:25
- 7♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:41 – 14:56
- 9☽︎ Moon14:56 – 16:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 17:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:27 – 18:42
- 12♂︎ Mars18:42 – 19:58
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:58 – 20:42
- 2♀︎ Venus20:42 – 21:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:27 – 22:11
- 4☽︎ Moon22:11 – 22:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:56 – 23:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:40 – 00:24
- 7♂︎ Mars00:24 – 01:09
- 8☉︎ Sun01:09 – 01:53
- 9♀︎ Venus01:53 – 02:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:38 – 03:22
- 11☽︎ Moon03:22 – 04:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:07 – 04:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Wednesday, 13 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 19:58: the day lasts 15h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:51, lasts 8h 53m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:52 to 06:08: 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.