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 Monday, 5 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:34
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:33 – 07:30
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:30 – 08:27
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:27 – 09:25
- 4♂︎ Mars09:25 – 10:22
- 5☉︎ Sun10:22 – 11:19
- 6♀︎ Venus11:19 – 12:16
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:16 – 13:14
- 8☽︎ Moon13:14 – 14:11
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:11 – 15:08
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:08 – 16:05
- 11♂︎ Mars16:05 – 17:03
- 12☉︎ Sun17:03 – 18:00
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:00 – 19:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:03 – 20:06
- 3☽︎ Moon20:06 – 21:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:08 – 22:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:11 – 23:14
- 6♂︎ Mars23:14 – 00:17
- 7☉︎ Sun00:17 – 01:20
- 8♀︎ Venus01:20 – 02:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:23 – 03:26
- 10☽︎ Moon03:26 – 04:28
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:28 – 05:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:31 – 06:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Monday, 5 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 11h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:34, lasts 12h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:33 to 07:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.