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, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:26
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:24 – 06:35
- 2♀︎ Venus06:35 – 07:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:47 – 08:58
- 4☽︎ Moon08:58 – 10:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:09 – 11:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 12:32
- 7♂︎ Mars12:32 – 13:43
- 8☉︎ Sun13:43 – 14:55
- 9♀︎ Venus14:55 – 16:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:06 – 17:17
- 11☽︎ Moon17:17 – 18:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:29 – 19:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:40 – 20:29
- 2♂︎ Mars20:29 – 21:18
- 3☉︎ Sun21:18 – 22:06
- 4♀︎ Venus22:06 – 22:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:55 – 23:44
- 6☽︎ Moon23:44 – 00:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:33 – 01:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:22 – 02:10
- 9♂︎ Mars02:10 – 02:59
- 10☉︎ Sun02:59 – 03:48
- 11♀︎ Venus03:48 – 04:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:37 – 05:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 14h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:26, lasts 9h 45m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:24 to 06:35: 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.