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 Wednesday, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Sunset
- 16:17
- Next sunrise
- 06:08
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:07 – 06:58
- 2☽︎ Moon06:58 – 07:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:48 – 08:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:39 – 09:30
- 5♂︎ Mars09:30 – 10:21
- 6☉︎ Sun10:21 – 11:12
- 7♀︎ Venus11:12 – 12:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:03 – 12:53
- 9☽︎ Moon12:53 – 13:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:44 – 14:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:35 – 15:26
- 12♂︎ Mars15:26 – 16:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:17 – 17:26
- 2♀︎ Venus17:26 – 18:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:35 – 19:45
- 4☽︎ Moon19:45 – 20:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:54 – 22:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:03 – 23:13
- 7♂︎ Mars23:13 – 00:22
- 8☉︎ Sun00:22 – 01:31
- 9♀︎ Venus01:31 – 02:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:40 – 03:50
- 11☽︎ Moon03:50 – 04:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:59 – 06:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:07 and sets at 16:17: the day lasts 10h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:08, lasts 13h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:07 to 06:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.