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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:05
- Sunset
- 20:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:07
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:05 – 06:20
- 2♀︎ Venus06:20 – 07:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:35 – 08:50
- 4☽︎ Moon08:50 – 10:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 11:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:19 – 12:34
- 7♂︎ Mars12:34 – 13:49
- 8☉︎ Sun13:49 – 15:04
- 9♀︎ Venus15:04 – 16:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:19 – 17:33
- 11☽︎ Moon17:33 – 18:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:48 – 20:03
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:03 – 20:48
- 2♂︎ Mars20:48 – 21:34
- 3☉︎ Sun21:34 – 22:19
- 4♀︎ Venus22:19 – 23:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:04 – 23:49
- 6☽︎ Moon23:49 – 00:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 02:05
- 9♂︎ Mars02:05 – 02:51
- 10☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:36
- 11♀︎ Venus03:36 – 04:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:21 – 05:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:05 and sets at 20:03: the day lasts 14h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:07, lasts 9h 04m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:05 to 06:20: 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.