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, 17 September 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:08 – 07:10
- 2♂︎ Mars07:10 – 08:13
- 3☉︎ Sun08:13 – 09:15
- 4♀︎ Venus09:15 – 10:18
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:18 – 11:20
- 6☽︎ Moon11:20 – 12:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:22 – 13:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:25 – 14:27
- 9♂︎ Mars14:27 – 15:30
- 10☉︎ Sun15:30 – 16:32
- 11♀︎ Venus16:32 – 17:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:35 – 18:37
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:37 – 19:35
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:35 – 20:32
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:32 – 21:30
- 4♂︎ Mars21:30 – 22:28
- 5☉︎ Sun22:28 – 23:25
- 6♀︎ Venus23:25 – 00:23
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:23 – 01:21
- 8☽︎ Moon01:21 – 02:18
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:18 – 03:16
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:16 – 04:14
- 11♂︎ Mars04:14 – 05:11
- 12☉︎ Sun05:11 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Thursday, 17 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 12h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 11h 32m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:08 to 07:10: 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.