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, 6 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:53 – 06:58
- 2♀︎ Venus06:58 – 08:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 09:09
- 4☽︎ Moon09:09 – 10:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 11:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 12:26
- 7♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:32
- 8☉︎ Sun13:32 – 14:37
- 9♀︎ Venus14:37 – 15:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:43 – 16:49
- 11☽︎ Moon16:49 – 17:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:54 – 19:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:00 – 19:54
- 2♂︎ Mars19:54 – 20:49
- 3☉︎ Sun20:49 – 21:43
- 4♀︎ Venus21:43 – 22:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:32
- 6☽︎ Moon23:32 – 00:27
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:27 – 01:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:16
- 9♂︎ Mars02:16 – 03:11
- 10☉︎ Sun03:11 – 04:05
- 11♀︎ Venus04:05 – 05:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Sunday, 6 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 13h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 10h 54m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:53 to 06:58: 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.