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 Monday, 25 May 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:39
- Sunset
- 20:12
- Next sunrise
- 04:38
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:39 – 05:57
- 2♄︎ Saturn05:57 – 07:14
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:14 – 08:32
- 4♂︎ Mars08:32 – 09:50
- 5☉︎ Sun09:50 – 11:08
- 6♀︎ Venus11:08 – 12:26
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:26 – 13:43
- 8☽︎ Moon13:43 – 15:01
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:01 – 16:19
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:19 – 17:37
- 11♂︎ Mars17:37 – 18:55
- 12☉︎ Sun18:55 – 20:12
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:12 – 20:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:55 – 21:37
- 3☽︎ Moon21:37 – 22:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:19 – 23:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:01 – 23:43
- 6♂︎ Mars23:43 – 00:25
- 7☉︎ Sun00:25 – 01:07
- 8♀︎ Venus01:07 – 01:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:49 – 02:31
- 10☽︎ Moon02:31 – 03:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:14 – 03:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter03:56 – 04:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Monday, 25 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:39 and sets at 20:12: the day lasts 15h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:38, lasts 8h 25m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:39 to 05:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.