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, 5 June 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:31
- Sunset
- 20:23
- Next sunrise
- 04:30
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:31 – 05:50
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:50 – 07:10
- 3☽︎ Moon07:10 – 08:29
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:29 – 09:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:48 – 11:08
- 6♂︎ Mars11:08 – 12:27
- 7☉︎ Sun12:27 – 13:46
- 8♀︎ Venus13:46 – 15:06
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:06 – 16:25
- 10☽︎ Moon16:25 – 17:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:44 – 19:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:04 – 20:23
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:23 – 21:04
- 2☉︎ Sun21:04 – 21:44
- 3♀︎ Venus21:44 – 22:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:06
- 5☽︎ Moon23:06 – 23:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:46 – 00:27
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:07
- 8♂︎ Mars01:07 – 01:48
- 9☉︎ Sun01:48 – 02:29
- 10♀︎ Venus02:29 – 03:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:09 – 03:50
- 12☽︎ Moon03:50 – 04:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Friday, 5 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:31 and sets at 20:23: the day lasts 15h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:30, lasts 8h 07m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:31 to 05:50: 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.