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, 2 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:32
- Sunset
- 20:21
- Next sunrise
- 04:32
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:32 – 05:51
- 2☉︎ Sun05:51 – 07:11
- 3♀︎ Venus07:11 – 08:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:30 – 09:49
- 5☽︎ Moon09:49 – 11:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:08 – 12:27
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:27 – 13:46
- 8♂︎ Mars13:46 – 15:05
- 9☉︎ Sun15:05 – 16:24
- 10♀︎ Venus16:24 – 17:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:43 – 19:02
- 12☽︎ Moon19:02 – 20:21
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:21 – 21:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:02 – 21:43
- 3♂︎ Mars21:43 – 22:23
- 4☉︎ Sun22:23 – 23:04
- 5♀︎ Venus23:04 – 23:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:45 – 00:26
- 7☽︎ Moon00:26 – 01:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:07 – 01:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:48 – 02:29
- 10♂︎ Mars02:29 – 03:10
- 11☉︎ Sun03:10 – 03:51
- 12♀︎ Venus03:51 – 04:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Tuesday, 2 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:32 and sets at 20:21: the day lasts 15h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:32, lasts 8h 11m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:32 to 05:51: 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.