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 Friday, 14 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:21
- Sunset
- 19:44
- Next sunrise
- 05:23
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:21 – 06:33
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:33 – 07:45
- 3☽︎ Moon07:45 – 08:57
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:57 – 10:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:09 – 11:21
- 6♂︎ Mars11:21 – 12:33
- 7☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:44
- 8♀︎ Venus13:44 – 14:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:56 – 16:08
- 10☽︎ Moon16:08 – 17:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:20 – 18:32
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:32 – 19:44
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:44 – 20:32
- 2☉︎ Sun20:32 – 21:20
- 3♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 22:57
- 5☽︎ Moon22:57 – 23:45
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 00:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:33 – 01:21
- 8♂︎ Mars01:21 – 02:10
- 9☉︎ Sun02:10 – 02:58
- 10♀︎ Venus02:58 – 03:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:46 – 04:35
- 12☽︎ Moon04:35 – 05:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Friday, 14 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:21 and sets at 19:44: the day lasts 14h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 9h 39m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:21 to 06:33: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.