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, 17 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:46
- Sunset
- 20:22
- Next sunrise
- 04:47
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:46 – 06:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:04 – 07:22
- 3☽︎ Moon07:22 – 08:40
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:40 – 09:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:58 – 11:16
- 6♂︎ Mars11:16 – 12:34
- 7☉︎ Sun12:34 – 13:52
- 8♀︎ Venus13:52 – 15:10
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:10 – 16:28
- 10☽︎ Moon16:28 – 17:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:46 – 19:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:04 – 20:22
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:22 – 21:04
- 2☉︎ Sun21:04 – 21:46
- 3♀︎ Venus21:46 – 22:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:28 – 23:10
- 5☽︎ Moon23:10 – 23:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:53 – 00:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:35 – 01:17
- 8♂︎ Mars01:17 – 01:59
- 9☉︎ Sun01:59 – 02:41
- 10♀︎ Venus02:41 – 03:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:23 – 04:05
- 12☽︎ Moon04:05 – 04:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Friday, 17 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:46 and sets at 20:22: the day lasts 15h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:47, lasts 8h 25m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:46 to 06:04: 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.