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, 22 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 20:17
- Next sunrise
- 04:53
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 06:09
- 2☽︎ Moon06:09 – 07:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:26 – 08:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:43 – 10:00
- 5♂︎ Mars10:00 – 11:17
- 6☉︎ Sun11:17 – 12:34
- 7♀︎ Venus12:34 – 13:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:52 – 15:09
- 9☽︎ Moon15:09 – 16:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:26 – 17:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:43 – 19:00
- 12♂︎ Mars19:00 – 20:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:17 – 21:00
- 2♀︎ Venus21:00 – 21:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 22:26
- 4☽︎ Moon22:26 – 23:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:09 – 23:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 00:35
- 7♂︎ Mars00:35 – 01:18
- 8☉︎ Sun01:18 – 02:01
- 9♀︎ Venus02:01 – 02:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:44 – 03:27
- 11☽︎ Moon03:27 – 04:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:10 – 04:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Wednesday, 22 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 20:17: the day lasts 15h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:53, lasts 8h 36m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:52 to 06:09: 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.