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, 16 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:28
- Sunset
- 20:30
- Next sunrise
- 04:28
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:28 – 05:48
- 2☉︎ Sun05:48 – 07:08
- 3♀︎ Venus07:08 – 08:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:29 – 09:49
- 5☽︎ Moon09:49 – 11:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:09 – 12:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:29 – 13:49
- 8♂︎ Mars13:49 – 15:09
- 9☉︎ Sun15:09 – 16:30
- 10♀︎ Venus16:30 – 17:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:50 – 19:10
- 12☽︎ Moon19:10 – 20:30
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:30 – 21:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:10 – 21:50
- 3♂︎ Mars21:50 – 22:30
- 4☉︎ Sun22:30 – 23:09
- 5♀︎ Venus23:09 – 23:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:49 – 00:29
- 7☽︎ Moon00:29 – 01:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 01:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 02:29
- 10♂︎ Mars02:29 – 03:08
- 11☉︎ Sun03:08 – 03:48
- 12♀︎ Venus03:48 – 04:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Tuesday, 16 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:28 and sets at 20:30: the day lasts 16h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:28, lasts 7h 58m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, 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: 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.