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, 27 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:37
- Sunset
- 20:15
- Next sunrise
- 04:36
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:37 – 05:55
- 2☽︎ Moon05:55 – 07:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:13 – 08:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:49
- 5♂︎ Mars09:49 – 11:08
- 6☉︎ Sun11:08 – 12:26
- 7♀︎ Venus12:26 – 13:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:44 – 15:02
- 9☽︎ Moon15:02 – 16:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:38 – 18:57
- 12♂︎ Mars18:57 – 20:15
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:15 – 20:56
- 2♀︎ Venus20:56 – 21:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:38 – 22:20
- 4☽︎ Moon22:20 – 23:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:02 – 23:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:44 – 00:25
- 7♂︎ Mars00:25 – 01:07
- 8☉︎ Sun01:07 – 01:49
- 9♀︎ Venus01:49 – 02:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:31 – 03:13
- 11☽︎ Moon03:13 – 03:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:54 – 04:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Wednesday, 27 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:37 and sets at 20:15: the day lasts 15h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:36, lasts 8h 21m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:37 to 05:55: 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.