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, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 19:31
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:31 – 06:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:41 – 07:51
- 3☽︎ Moon07:51 – 09:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:01 – 10:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:11 – 11:21
- 6♂︎ Mars11:21 – 12:31
- 7☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:41
- 8♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:51 – 16:01
- 10☽︎ Moon16:01 – 17:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:11 – 18:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:21 – 19:31
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:31 – 20:21
- 2☉︎ Sun20:21 – 21:11
- 3♀︎ Venus21:11 – 22:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:01 – 22:51
- 5☽︎ Moon22:51 – 23:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:32 – 01:22
- 8♂︎ Mars01:22 – 02:12
- 9☉︎ Sun02:12 – 03:02
- 10♀︎ Venus03:02 – 03:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:52 – 04:42
- 12☽︎ Moon04:42 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 19:31: the day lasts 14h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 10h 01m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:31 to 06:41: 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.