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, 27 June 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:31
- Sunset
- 20:32
- Next sunrise
- 04:31
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:31 – 05:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:51 – 07:11
- 3♂︎ Mars07:11 – 08:31
- 4☉︎ Sun08:31 – 09:51
- 5♀︎ Venus09:51 – 11:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:11 – 12:31
- 7☽︎ Moon12:31 – 13:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:51 – 15:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:12 – 16:32
- 10♂︎ Mars16:32 – 17:52
- 11☉︎ Sun17:52 – 19:12
- 12♀︎ Venus19:12 – 20:32
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:32 – 21:12
- 2☽︎ Moon21:12 – 21:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:52 – 22:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:32 – 23:12
- 5♂︎ Mars23:12 – 23:52
- 6☉︎ Sun23:52 – 00:32
- 7♀︎ Venus00:32 – 01:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:11 – 01:51
- 9☽︎ Moon01:51 – 02:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:31 – 03:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:11 – 03:51
- 12♂︎ Mars03:51 – 04:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Saturday, 27 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:31 and sets at 20:32: the day lasts 16h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:31, lasts 7h 59m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:31 to 05:51: 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.