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, 12 June 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:28
- Sunset
- 20:28
- Next sunrise
- 04:28
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:28 – 05:48
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:48 – 07:08
- 3☽︎ Moon07:08 – 08:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:28 – 09:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:48 – 11:08
- 6♂︎ Mars11:08 – 12:28
- 7☉︎ Sun12:28 – 13:48
- 8♀︎ Venus13:48 – 15:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 16:28
- 10☽︎ Moon16:28 – 17:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:48 – 19:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:08 – 20:28
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:28 – 21:08
- 2☉︎ Sun21:08 – 21:48
- 3♀︎ Venus21:48 – 22:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:28 – 23:08
- 5☽︎ Moon23:08 – 23:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:48 – 00:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:28 – 01:08
- 8♂︎ Mars01:08 – 01:48
- 9☉︎ Sun01:48 – 02:28
- 10♀︎ Venus02:28 – 03:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:08 – 03:48
- 12☽︎ Moon03:48 – 04:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Friday, 12 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:28 and sets at 20:28: the day lasts 16h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:28, lasts 8h 00m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:28 to 05:48: 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.