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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 16:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:13 – 07:03
- 2♀︎ Venus07:03 – 07:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:52 – 08:42
- 4☽︎ Moon08:42 – 09:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:32 – 10:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:22 – 11:12
- 7♂︎ Mars11:12 – 12:01
- 8☉︎ Sun12:01 – 12:51
- 9♀︎ Venus12:51 – 13:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:41 – 14:31
- 11☽︎ Moon14:31 – 15:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:20 – 16:10
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:10 – 17:21
- 2♂︎ Mars17:21 – 18:31
- 3☉︎ Sun18:31 – 19:41
- 4♀︎ Venus19:41 – 20:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury20:52 – 22:02
- 6☽︎ Moon22:02 – 23:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:12 – 00:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:23 – 01:33
- 9♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:43
- 10☉︎ Sun02:43 – 03:54
- 11♀︎ Venus03:54 – 05:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:04 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 16:10: the day lasts 9h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 14h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:13 to 07:03: 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.