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, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:13
- Sunset
- 19:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:15
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:13 – 06:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:27 – 07:40
- 3♂︎ Mars07:40 – 08:53
- 4☉︎ Sun08:53 – 10:07
- 5♀︎ Venus10:07 – 11:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:20 – 12:34
- 7☽︎ Moon12:34 – 13:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:47 – 15:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:00 – 16:14
- 10♂︎ Mars16:14 – 17:27
- 11☉︎ Sun17:27 – 18:40
- 12♀︎ Venus18:40 – 19:54
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:54 – 20:40
- 2☽︎ Moon20:40 – 21:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:27 – 22:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:14 – 23:01
- 5♂︎ Mars23:01 – 23:47
- 6☉︎ Sun23:47 – 00:34
- 7♀︎ Venus00:34 – 01:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:21 – 02:08
- 9☽︎ Moon02:08 – 02:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:54 – 03:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:41 – 04:28
- 12♂︎ Mars04:28 – 05:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:13 and sets at 19:54: the day lasts 14h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 9h 21m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:13 to 06:27: 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.