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 Tuesday, 21 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:51
- Sunset
- 20:18
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:51 – 06:08
- 2☉︎ Sun06:08 – 07:25
- 3♀︎ Venus07:25 – 08:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:43 – 10:00
- 5☽︎ Moon10:00 – 11:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:17 – 12:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:34 – 13:52
- 8♂︎ Mars13:52 – 15:09
- 9☉︎ Sun15:09 – 16:26
- 10♀︎ Venus16:26 – 17:44
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:44 – 19:01
- 12☽︎ Moon19:01 – 20:18
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:18 – 21:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:01 – 21:44
- 3♂︎ Mars21:44 – 22:27
- 4☉︎ Sun22:27 – 23:09
- 5♀︎ Venus23:09 – 23:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:52 – 00:35
- 7☽︎ Moon00:35 – 01:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:18 – 02:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:01 – 02:43
- 10♂︎ Mars02:43 – 03:26
- 11☉︎ Sun03:26 – 04:09
- 12♀︎ Venus04:09 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Tuesday, 21 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:51 and sets at 20:18: the day lasts 15h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 8h 34m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:51 to 06:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.