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, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 15:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:39 – 07:25
- 2☽︎ Moon07:25 – 08:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:10 – 08:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:56 – 09:42
- 5♂︎ Mars09:42 – 10:27
- 6☉︎ Sun10:27 – 11:13
- 7♀︎ Venus11:13 – 11:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury11:59 – 12:45
- 9☽︎ Moon12:45 – 13:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:30 – 14:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:16 – 15:02
- 12♂︎ Mars15:02 – 15:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:48 – 17:02
- 2♀︎ Venus17:02 – 18:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:16 – 19:31
- 4☽︎ Moon19:31 – 20:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:45 – 22:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:00 – 23:14
- 7♂︎ Mars23:14 – 00:28
- 8☉︎ Sun00:28 – 01:43
- 9♀︎ Venus01:43 – 02:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:57 – 04:12
- 11☽︎ Moon04:12 – 05:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:26 – 06:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 15:48: the day lasts 9h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 14h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:39 to 07:25: 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.