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, 19 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:48
- Sunset
- 20:20
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:48 – 06:06
- 2♀︎ Venus06:06 – 07:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:24 – 08:41
- 4☽︎ Moon08:41 – 09:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:59 – 11:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:17 – 12:34
- 7♂︎ Mars12:34 – 13:52
- 8☉︎ Sun13:52 – 15:10
- 9♀︎ Venus15:10 – 16:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:27 – 17:45
- 11☽︎ Moon17:45 – 19:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:02 – 20:20
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:20 – 21:03
- 2♂︎ Mars21:03 – 21:45
- 3☉︎ Sun21:45 – 22:27
- 4♀︎ Venus22:27 – 23:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:10 – 23:52
- 6☽︎ Moon23:52 – 00:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 02:00
- 9♂︎ Mars02:00 – 02:42
- 10☉︎ Sun02:42 – 03:25
- 11♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:07 – 04:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Sunday, 19 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:48 and sets at 20:20: the day lasts 15h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:50, lasts 8h 29m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:48 to 06:06: 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.