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, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:15
- Sunset
- 19:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:16
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:15 – 06:28
- 2♀︎ Venus06:28 – 07:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:41 – 08:54
- 4☽︎ Moon08:54 – 10:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:07 – 11:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:20 – 12:33
- 7♂︎ Mars12:33 – 13:47
- 8☉︎ Sun13:47 – 15:00
- 9♀︎ Venus15:00 – 16:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:13 – 17:26
- 11☽︎ Moon17:26 – 18:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:39 – 19:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:52 – 20:39
- 2♂︎ Mars20:39 – 21:26
- 3☉︎ Sun21:26 – 22:13
- 4♀︎ Venus22:13 – 23:00
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:00 – 23:47
- 6☽︎ Moon23:47 – 00:34
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:34 – 01:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:08
- 9♂︎ Mars02:08 – 02:55
- 10☉︎ Sun02:55 – 03:42
- 11♀︎ Venus03:42 – 04:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:15 and sets at 19:52: the day lasts 14h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:16, lasts 9h 24m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:15 to 06:28: 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.