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, 22 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:42
- Sunset
- 20:09
- Next sunrise
- 04:41
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:42 – 05:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:59 – 07:16
- 3☽︎ Moon07:16 – 08:34
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:34 – 09:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:51 – 11:08
- 6♂︎ Mars11:08 – 12:25
- 7☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:43
- 8♀︎ Venus13:43 – 15:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 16:17
- 10☽︎ Moon16:17 – 17:34
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:34 – 18:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:52 – 20:09
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:09 – 20:52
- 2☉︎ Sun20:52 – 21:34
- 3♀︎ Venus21:34 – 22:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:17 – 23:00
- 5☽︎ Moon23:00 – 23:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:07
- 8♂︎ Mars01:07 – 01:50
- 9☉︎ Sun01:50 – 02:33
- 10♀︎ Venus02:33 – 03:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:15 – 03:58
- 12☽︎ Moon03:58 – 04:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Friday, 22 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:42 and sets at 20:09: the day lasts 15h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:41, lasts 8h 32m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:42 to 05:59: 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.