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, 26 June 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:30
- Sunset
- 20:32
- Next sunrise
- 04:31
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:30 – 05:50
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:50 – 07:10
- 3☽︎ Moon07:10 – 08:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:31 – 09:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:51 – 11:11
- 6♂︎ Mars11:11 – 12:31
- 7☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:51
- 8♀︎ Venus13:51 – 15:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 16:32
- 10☽︎ Moon16:32 – 17:52
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:52 – 19:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:12 – 20:32
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:32 – 21:12
- 2☉︎ Sun21:12 – 21:52
- 3♀︎ Venus21:52 – 22:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:32 – 23:12
- 5☽︎ Moon23:12 – 23:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:51 – 00:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:11
- 8♂︎ Mars01:11 – 01:51
- 9☉︎ Sun01:51 – 02:31
- 10♀︎ Venus02:31 – 03:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:11 – 03:51
- 12☽︎ Moon03:51 – 04:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Friday, 26 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:30 and sets at 20:32: the day lasts 16h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:31, lasts 7h 58m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:30 to 05:50: 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.