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 Thursday, 20 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:30 – 06:40
- 2♂︎ Mars06:40 – 07:50
- 3☉︎ Sun07:50 – 09:00
- 4♀︎ Venus09:00 – 10:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:11 – 11:21
- 6☽︎ Moon11:21 – 12:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:31 – 13:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:42 – 14:52
- 9♂︎ Mars14:52 – 16:02
- 10☉︎ Sun16:02 – 17:12
- 11♀︎ Venus17:12 – 18:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:23 – 19:33
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:33 – 20:23
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:23 – 21:13
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:13 – 22:02
- 4♂︎ Mars22:02 – 22:52
- 5☉︎ Sun22:52 – 23:42
- 6♀︎ Venus23:42 – 00:32
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:32 – 01:22
- 8☽︎ Moon01:22 – 02:12
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:12 – 03:01
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:01 – 03:51
- 11♂︎ Mars03:51 – 04:41
- 12☉︎ Sun04:41 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Thursday, 20 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 19:33: the day lasts 14h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 9h 58m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:30 to 06:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.