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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:52 – 07:45
- 2♀︎ Venus07:45 – 08:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:39 – 09:32
- 4☽︎ Moon09:32 – 10:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:26 – 11:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:20 – 12:13
- 7♂︎ Mars12:13 – 13:07
- 8☉︎ Sun13:07 – 14:00
- 9♀︎ Venus14:00 – 14:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:54 – 15:47
- 11☽︎ Moon15:47 – 16:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:41 – 17:34
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:34 – 18:41
- 2♂︎ Mars18:41 – 19:48
- 3☉︎ Sun19:48 – 20:54
- 4♀︎ Venus20:54 – 22:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:01 – 23:07
- 6☽︎ Moon23:07 – 00:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:14 – 01:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 02:27
- 9♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:34
- 10☉︎ Sun03:34 – 04:40
- 11♀︎ Venus04:40 – 05:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 10h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 13h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:52 to 07:45: 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.