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, 11 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 15:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:28 – 07:16
- 2☽︎ Moon07:16 – 08:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:03 – 08:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:50 – 09:37
- 5♂︎ Mars09:37 – 10:25
- 6☉︎ Sun10:25 – 11:12
- 7♀︎ Venus11:12 – 11:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury11:59 – 12:47
- 9☽︎ Moon12:47 – 13:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:34 – 14:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:21 – 15:08
- 12♂︎ Mars15:08 – 15:56
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:56 – 17:09
- 2♀︎ Venus17:09 – 18:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:21 – 19:34
- 4☽︎ Moon19:34 – 20:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:47 – 22:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:00 – 23:13
- 7♂︎ Mars23:13 – 00:26
- 8☉︎ Sun00:26 – 01:38
- 9♀︎ Venus01:38 – 02:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:51 – 04:04
- 11☽︎ Moon04:04 – 05:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:17 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Wednesday, 11 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 15:56: the day lasts 9h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 14h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:28 to 07:16: 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.