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, 30 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:43 – 06:51
- 2♀︎ Venus06:51 – 07:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:58 – 09:06
- 4☽︎ Moon09:06 – 10:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:13 – 11:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 12:28
- 7♂︎ Mars12:28 – 13:36
- 8☉︎ Sun13:36 – 14:44
- 9♀︎ Venus14:44 – 15:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:51 – 16:59
- 11☽︎ Moon16:59 – 18:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:06 – 19:14
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:14 – 20:06
- 2♂︎ Mars20:06 – 20:59
- 3☉︎ Sun20:59 – 21:51
- 4♀︎ Venus21:51 – 22:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:44 – 23:37
- 6☽︎ Moon23:37 – 00:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:29 – 01:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:22 – 02:14
- 9♂︎ Mars02:14 – 03:07
- 10☉︎ Sun03:07 – 03:59
- 11♀︎ Venus03:59 – 04:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Sunday, 30 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 13h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 10h 31m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:43 to 06:51: 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.