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 Sunday, 12 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:41
- Sunset
- 20:26
- Next sunrise
- 04:42
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:41 – 06:00
- 2♀︎ Venus06:00 – 07:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:19 – 08:37
- 4☽︎ Moon08:37 – 09:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:56 – 11:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:15 – 12:34
- 7♂︎ Mars12:34 – 13:52
- 8☉︎ Sun13:52 – 15:11
- 9♀︎ Venus15:11 – 16:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:30 – 17:49
- 11☽︎ Moon17:49 – 19:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:07 – 20:26
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:26 – 21:07
- 2♂︎ Mars21:07 – 21:49
- 3☉︎ Sun21:49 – 22:30
- 4♀︎ Venus22:30 – 23:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:11 – 23:53
- 6☽︎ Moon23:53 – 00:34
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:34 – 01:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:16 – 01:57
- 9♂︎ Mars01:57 – 02:38
- 10☉︎ Sun02:38 – 03:20
- 11♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:01 – 04:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Sunday, 12 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:41 and sets at 20:26: the day lasts 15h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:42, lasts 8h 16m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:41 to 06:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.