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, 15 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 15:51
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:34 – 07:21
- 2♀︎ Venus07:21 – 08:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:07 – 08:53
- 4☽︎ Moon08:53 – 09:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:40 – 10:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:13
- 7♂︎ Mars11:13 – 11:59
- 8☉︎ Sun11:59 – 12:45
- 9♀︎ Venus12:45 – 13:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:32 – 14:18
- 11☽︎ Moon14:18 – 15:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:04 – 15:51
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:51 – 17:05
- 2♂︎ Mars17:05 – 18:18
- 3☉︎ Sun18:18 – 19:32
- 4♀︎ Venus19:32 – 20:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury20:46 – 22:00
- 6☽︎ Moon22:00 – 23:13
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 00:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:41
- 9♂︎ Mars01:41 – 02:55
- 10☉︎ Sun02:55 – 04:08
- 11♀︎ Venus04:08 – 05:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:22 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 15:51: the day lasts 9h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 14h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:34 to 07:21: 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.