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, 28 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 15:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:53 – 07:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:37 – 08:21
- 3♂︎ Mars08:21 – 09:04
- 4☉︎ Sun09:04 – 09:48
- 5♀︎ Venus09:48 – 10:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:32 – 11:16
- 7☽︎ Moon11:16 – 12:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:00 – 12:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter12:44 – 13:28
- 10♂︎ Mars13:28 – 14:11
- 11☉︎ Sun14:11 – 14:55
- 12♀︎ Venus14:55 – 15:39
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:39 – 16:55
- 2☽︎ Moon16:55 – 18:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:12 – 19:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:28 – 20:44
- 5♂︎ Mars20:44 – 22:00
- 6☉︎ Sun22:00 – 23:17
- 7♀︎ Venus23:17 – 00:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:33 – 01:49
- 9☽︎ Moon01:49 – 03:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:05 – 04:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:22 – 05:38
- 12♂︎ Mars05:38 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Saturday, 28 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 15:39: the day lasts 8h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 15h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:53 to 07:37: 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.