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, 25 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 16:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:02 – 06:54
- 2♀︎ Venus06:54 – 07:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:45 – 08:37
- 4☽︎ Moon08:37 – 09:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:20 – 11:12
- 7♂︎ Mars11:12 – 12:04
- 8☉︎ Sun12:04 – 12:55
- 9♀︎ Venus12:55 – 13:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 14:39
- 11☽︎ Moon14:39 – 15:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:30 – 16:22
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:22 – 17:30
- 2♂︎ Mars17:30 – 18:39
- 3☉︎ Sun18:39 – 19:47
- 4♀︎ Venus19:47 – 20:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury20:56 – 22:04
- 6☽︎ Moon22:04 – 23:13
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 00:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:21 – 01:30
- 9♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:38
- 10☉︎ Sun02:38 – 03:47
- 11♀︎ Venus03:47 – 04:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:55 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Sunday, 25 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 16:22: the day lasts 10h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 13h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:02 to 06:54: 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.