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, 21 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 15:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:43 – 07:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:28 – 08:13
- 3♂︎ Mars08:13 – 08:59
- 4☉︎ Sun08:59 – 09:44
- 5♀︎ Venus09:44 – 10:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:29 – 11:14
- 7☽︎ Moon11:14 – 11:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn11:59 – 12:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter12:44 – 13:29
- 10♂︎ Mars13:29 – 14:14
- 11☉︎ Sun14:14 – 14:59
- 12♀︎ Venus14:59 – 15:45
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:45 – 17:00
- 2☽︎ Moon17:00 – 18:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:15 – 19:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:30 – 20:45
- 5♂︎ Mars20:45 – 22:00
- 6☉︎ Sun22:00 – 23:15
- 7♀︎ Venus23:15 – 00:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:30 – 01:45
- 9☽︎ Moon01:45 – 03:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:00 – 04:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:15 – 05:30
- 12♂︎ Mars05:30 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Saturday, 21 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 15:45: the day lasts 9h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 15h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:43 to 07:28: 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.