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 Tuesday, 27 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 16:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:05 – 06:56
- 2☉︎ Sun06:56 – 07:47
- 3♀︎ Venus07:47 – 08:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:39 – 09:30
- 5☽︎ Moon09:30 – 10:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 11:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:12 – 12:03
- 8♂︎ Mars12:03 – 12:54
- 9☉︎ Sun12:54 – 13:45
- 10♀︎ Venus13:45 – 14:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:36 – 15:27
- 12☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:18
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:27 – 18:36
- 3♂︎ Mars18:36 – 19:45
- 4☉︎ Sun19:45 – 20:55
- 5♀︎ Venus20:55 – 22:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 23:13
- 7☽︎ Moon23:13 – 00:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:22 – 01:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:40
- 10♂︎ Mars02:40 – 03:49
- 11☉︎ Sun03:49 – 04:58
- 12♀︎ Venus04:58 – 06:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Tuesday, 27 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 16:18: the day lasts 10h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 13h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:05 to 06:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.