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 Friday, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:39 – 07:35
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:35 – 08:31
- 3☽︎ Moon08:31 – 09:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:27 – 10:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:19
- 6♂︎ Mars11:19 – 12:15
- 7☉︎ Sun12:15 – 13:11
- 8♀︎ Venus13:11 – 14:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 15:04
- 10☽︎ Moon15:04 – 16:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:00 – 16:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:56 – 17:52
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:52 – 18:56
- 2☉︎ Sun18:56 – 20:00
- 3♀︎ Venus20:00 – 21:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:04 – 22:08
- 5☽︎ Moon22:08 – 23:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:12 – 00:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:16 – 01:20
- 8♂︎ Mars01:20 – 02:24
- 9☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:28
- 10♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:32
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:32 – 05:36
- 12☽︎ Moon05:36 – 06:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 11h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 12h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:39 to 07:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.