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, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 17:25
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:59 – 07:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:51 – 08:44
- 3☽︎ Moon08:44 – 09:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:20
- 6♂︎ Mars11:20 – 12:12
- 7☉︎ Sun12:12 – 13:04
- 8♀︎ Venus13:04 – 13:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:57 – 14:49
- 10☽︎ Moon14:49 – 15:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:41 – 16:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:33 – 17:25
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:25 – 18:33
- 2☉︎ Sun18:33 – 19:41
- 3♀︎ Venus19:41 – 20:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:49 – 21:57
- 5☽︎ Moon21:57 – 23:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:05 – 00:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:13 – 01:21
- 8♂︎ Mars01:21 – 02:29
- 9☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:37
- 10♀︎ Venus03:37 – 04:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:45 – 05:53
- 12☽︎ Moon05:53 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 17:25: the day lasts 10h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 13h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:59 to 07:51: 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.