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 Tuesday, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 15:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:57 – 07:40
- 2☉︎ Sun07:40 – 08:24
- 3♀︎ Venus08:24 – 09:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:07 – 09:50
- 5☽︎ Moon09:50 – 10:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:17 – 12:01
- 8♂︎ Mars12:01 – 12:44
- 9☉︎ Sun12:44 – 13:27
- 10♀︎ Venus13:27 – 14:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:11 – 14:54
- 12☽︎ Moon14:54 – 15:37
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:37 – 16:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter16:54 – 18:11
- 3♂︎ Mars18:11 – 19:28
- 4☉︎ Sun19:28 – 20:44
- 5♀︎ Venus20:44 – 22:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:01 – 23:18
- 7☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:34 – 01:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:51 – 03:08
- 10♂︎ Mars03:08 – 04:25
- 11☉︎ Sun04:25 – 05:41
- 12♀︎ Venus05:41 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 15:37: the day lasts 8h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 15h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:57 to 07:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.