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 Saturday, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Sunset
- 20:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:05
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:04 – 06:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:19 – 07:34
- 3♂︎ Mars07:34 – 08:49
- 4☉︎ Sun08:49 – 10:04
- 5♀︎ Venus10:04 – 11:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:19 – 12:34
- 7☽︎ Moon12:34 – 13:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:49 – 15:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:04 – 16:19
- 10♂︎ Mars16:19 – 17:34
- 11☉︎ Sun17:34 – 18:49
- 12♀︎ Venus18:49 – 20:04
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:04 – 20:49
- 2☽︎ Moon20:49 – 21:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:35 – 22:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:20 – 23:05
- 5♂︎ Mars23:05 – 23:50
- 6☉︎ Sun23:50 – 00:35
- 7♀︎ Venus00:35 – 01:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:20 – 02:05
- 9☽︎ Moon02:05 – 02:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:50 – 03:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:35 – 04:20
- 12♂︎ Mars04:20 – 05:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:04 and sets at 20:04: the day lasts 15h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:05, lasts 9h 01m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:04 to 06:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.