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 Saturday, 13 June 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:28
- Sunset
- 20:29
- Next sunrise
- 04:28
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:28 – 05:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:48 – 07:08
- 3♂︎ Mars07:08 – 08:28
- 4☉︎ Sun08:28 – 09:48
- 5♀︎ Venus09:48 – 11:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:08 – 12:28
- 7☽︎ Moon12:28 – 13:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:49 – 15:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:09 – 16:29
- 10♂︎ Mars16:29 – 17:49
- 11☉︎ Sun17:49 – 19:09
- 12♀︎ Venus19:09 – 20:29
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:29 – 21:09
- 2☽︎ Moon21:09 – 21:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:49 – 22:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:29 – 23:09
- 5♂︎ Mars23:09 – 23:48
- 6☉︎ Sun23:48 – 00:28
- 7♀︎ Venus00:28 – 01:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:08 – 01:48
- 9☽︎ Moon01:48 – 02:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:28 – 03:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:08 – 03:48
- 12♂︎ Mars03:48 – 04:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Saturday, 13 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:28 and sets at 20:29: 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?
Saturn, 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: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.