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 Wednesday, 17 June 2026: day of Mercury
- 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☿︎ Mercury04:28 – 05:48
- 2☽︎ Moon05:48 – 07:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:08 – 08:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:29 – 09:49
- 5♂︎ Mars09:49 – 11:09
- 6☉︎ Sun11:09 – 12:29
- 7♀︎ Venus12:29 – 13:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:49 – 15:10
- 9☽︎ Moon15:10 – 16:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:30 – 17:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:50 – 19:10
- 12♂︎ Mars19:10 – 20:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:30 – 21:10
- 2♀︎ Venus21:10 – 21:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:50 – 22:30
- 4☽︎ Moon22:30 – 23:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:10 – 23:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:50 – 00:29
- 7♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:09
- 8☉︎ Sun01:09 – 01:49
- 9♀︎ Venus01:49 – 02:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:29 – 03:09
- 11☽︎ Moon03:09 – 03:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:48 – 04:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Wednesday, 17 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?
Mercury, 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 Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.