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 Sunday, 14 June 2026: day of the Sun
- 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☉︎ Sun04:28 – 05:48
- 2♀︎ Venus05:48 – 07:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:08 – 08:28
- 4☽︎ Moon08:28 – 09:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:49 – 11:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:09 – 12:29
- 7♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:49
- 8☉︎ Sun13:49 – 15:09
- 9♀︎ Venus15:09 – 16:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:29 – 17:49
- 11☽︎ Moon17:49 – 19:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:09 – 20:29
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:29 – 21:09
- 2♂︎ Mars21:09 – 21:49
- 3☉︎ Sun21:49 – 22:29
- 4♀︎ Venus22:29 – 23:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:09 – 23:49
- 6☽︎ Moon23:49 – 00:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:29 – 01:09
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:09 – 01:48
- 9♂︎ Mars01:48 – 02:28
- 10☉︎ Sun02:28 – 03:08
- 11♀︎ Venus03:08 – 03:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:48 – 04:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Sunday, 14 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:28 and sets at 20:29: the day lasts 16h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:28, lasts 7h 59m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.