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, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:28 – 06:39
- 2☽︎ Moon06:39 – 07:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:49 – 09:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:00 – 10:10
- 5♂︎ Mars10:10 – 11:21
- 6☉︎ Sun11:21 – 12:31
- 7♀︎ Venus12:31 – 13:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:42 – 14:53
- 9☽︎ Moon14:53 – 16:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:03 – 17:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:14 – 18:24
- 12♂︎ Mars18:24 – 19:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:35 – 20:24
- 2♀︎ Venus20:24 – 21:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:14 – 22:03
- 4☽︎ Moon22:03 – 22:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:53 – 23:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:43 – 00:32
- 7♂︎ Mars00:32 – 01:22
- 8☉︎ Sun01:22 – 02:11
- 9♀︎ Venus02:11 – 03:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:01 – 03:50
- 11☽︎ Moon03:50 – 04:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:40 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:28 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 14h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 9h 55m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:28 to 06:39: 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.