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 Saturday, 7 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 16:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:22 – 07:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:10 – 07:59
- 3♂︎ Mars07:59 – 08:47
- 4☉︎ Sun08:47 – 09:35
- 5♀︎ Venus09:35 – 10:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:23 – 11:12
- 7☽︎ Moon11:12 – 12:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:00 – 12:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter12:48 – 13:36
- 10♂︎ Mars13:36 – 14:25
- 11☉︎ Sun14:25 – 15:13
- 12♀︎ Venus15:13 – 16:01
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:01 – 17:13
- 2☽︎ Moon17:13 – 18:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:25 – 19:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:37 – 20:49
- 5♂︎ Mars20:49 – 22:01
- 6☉︎ Sun22:01 – 23:12
- 7♀︎ Venus23:12 – 00:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:24 – 01:36
- 9☽︎ Moon01:36 – 02:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:48 – 04:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:00 – 05:12
- 12♂︎ Mars05:12 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Saturday, 7 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 16:01: the day lasts 9h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 14h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:22 to 07:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.