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, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:19
- Sunset
- 19:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:20
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:19 – 06:31
- 2☽︎ Moon06:31 – 07:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:43 – 08:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:56 – 10:08
- 5♂︎ Mars10:08 – 11:21
- 6☉︎ Sun11:21 – 12:33
- 7♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:45 – 14:58
- 9☽︎ Moon14:58 – 16:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:10 – 17:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:22 – 18:35
- 12♂︎ Mars18:35 – 19:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:47 – 20:35
- 2♀︎ Venus20:35 – 21:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:23 – 22:10
- 4☽︎ Moon22:10 – 22:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:58 – 23:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:46 – 00:34
- 7♂︎ Mars00:34 – 01:21
- 8☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:09
- 9♀︎ Venus02:09 – 02:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:57 – 03:45
- 11☽︎ Moon03:45 – 04:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:32 – 05:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:19 and sets at 19:47: the day lasts 14h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:20, lasts 9h 33m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:19 to 06:31: 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.