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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 16:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:24 – 07:12
- 2♀︎ Venus07:12 – 08:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 08:48
- 4☽︎ Moon08:48 – 09:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:24 – 11:12
- 7♂︎ Mars11:12 – 12:00
- 8☉︎ Sun12:00 – 12:48
- 9♀︎ Venus12:48 – 13:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:36 – 14:24
- 11☽︎ Moon14:24 – 15:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:12 – 16:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:00 – 17:12
- 2♂︎ Mars17:12 – 18:24
- 3☉︎ Sun18:24 – 19:36
- 4♀︎ Venus19:36 – 20:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury20:48 – 22:00
- 6☽︎ Moon22:00 – 23:13
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 00:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:37
- 9♂︎ Mars01:37 – 02:49
- 10☉︎ Sun02:49 – 04:01
- 11♀︎ Venus04:01 – 05:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:13 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 16:00: the day lasts 9h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 14h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:24 to 07:12: 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.