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, 1 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:33
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 04:33
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:33 – 05:53
- 2☽︎ Moon05:53 – 07:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:12 – 08:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:32 – 09:52
- 5♂︎ Mars09:52 – 11:12
- 6☉︎ Sun11:12 – 12:32
- 7♀︎ Venus12:32 – 13:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:52 – 15:12
- 9☽︎ Moon15:12 – 16:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:32 – 17:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:52 – 19:12
- 12♂︎ Mars19:12 – 20:31
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:31 – 21:12
- 2♀︎ Venus21:12 – 21:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:52 – 22:32
- 4☽︎ Moon22:32 – 23:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:12 – 23:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 00:32
- 7♂︎ Mars00:32 – 01:13
- 8☉︎ Sun01:13 – 01:53
- 9♀︎ Venus01:53 – 02:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:33 – 03:13
- 11☽︎ Moon03:13 – 03:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:53 – 04:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:33 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 15h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:33, lasts 8h 02m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:33 to 05:53: 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.