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, 8 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:39
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:37 – 07:33
- 2♂︎ Mars07:33 – 08:30
- 3☉︎ Sun08:30 – 09:26
- 4♀︎ Venus09:26 – 10:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:23 – 11:19
- 6☽︎ Moon11:19 – 12:15
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:15 – 13:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:12 – 14:08
- 9♂︎ Mars14:08 – 15:05
- 10☉︎ Sun15:05 – 16:01
- 11♀︎ Venus16:01 – 16:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:57 – 17:54
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:54 – 18:58
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:58 – 20:01
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:01 – 21:05
- 4♂︎ Mars21:05 – 22:09
- 5☉︎ Sun22:09 – 23:12
- 6♀︎ Venus23:12 – 00:16
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:16 – 01:20
- 8☽︎ Moon01:20 – 02:24
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:24 – 03:27
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:27 – 04:31
- 11♂︎ Mars04:31 – 05:35
- 12☉︎ Sun05:35 – 06:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Thursday, 8 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 11h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:39, lasts 12h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:37 to 07:33: 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.