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, 25 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 15:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 07:33
- 2☽︎ Moon07:33 – 08:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 09:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:02 – 09:46
- 5♂︎ Mars09:46 – 10:31
- 6☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:15
- 7♀︎ Venus11:15 – 11:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury11:59 – 12:44
- 9☽︎ Moon12:44 – 13:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:28 – 14:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:12 – 14:57
- 12♂︎ Mars14:57 – 15:41
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:41 – 16:57
- 2♀︎ Venus16:57 – 18:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:13 – 19:28
- 4☽︎ Moon19:28 – 20:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:44 – 22:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:00 – 23:16
- 7♂︎ Mars23:16 – 00:31
- 8☉︎ Sun00:31 – 01:47
- 9♀︎ Venus01:47 – 03:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:03 – 04:19
- 11☽︎ Moon04:19 – 05:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:34 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Wednesday, 25 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 15:41: the day lasts 8h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 15h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:49 to 07:33: 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.