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, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 16:07
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:16 – 07:05
- 2☉︎ Sun07:05 – 07:55
- 3♀︎ Venus07:55 – 08:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:44 – 09:33
- 5☽︎ Moon09:33 – 10:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:22 – 11:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:12 – 12:01
- 8♂︎ Mars12:01 – 12:50
- 9☉︎ Sun12:50 – 13:39
- 10♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:29 – 15:18
- 12☽︎ Moon15:18 – 16:07
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:07 – 17:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:18 – 18:29
- 3♂︎ Mars18:29 – 19:40
- 4☉︎ Sun19:40 – 20:51
- 5♀︎ Venus20:51 – 22:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:01 – 23:12
- 7☽︎ Moon23:12 – 00:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:34 – 02:45
- 10♂︎ Mars02:45 – 03:56
- 11☉︎ Sun03:56 – 05:07
- 12♀︎ Venus05:07 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 16:07: the day lasts 9h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 14h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:16 to 07:05: 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.