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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 15:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 07:41
- 2☽︎ Moon07:41 – 08:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:08 – 09:51
- 5♂︎ Mars09:51 – 10:34
- 6☉︎ Sun10:34 – 11:18
- 7♀︎ Venus11:18 – 12:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:01 – 12:44
- 9☽︎ Moon12:44 – 13:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:27 – 14:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:10 – 14:54
- 12♂︎ Mars14:54 – 15:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:37 – 16:54
- 2♀︎ Venus16:54 – 18:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:11 – 19:28
- 4☽︎ Moon19:28 – 20:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:44 – 22:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:01 – 23:18
- 7♂︎ Mars23:18 – 00:35
- 8☉︎ Sun00:35 – 01:52
- 9♀︎ Venus01:52 – 03:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:09 – 04:26
- 11☽︎ Moon04:26 – 05:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:42 – 06:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 15:37: the day lasts 8h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 15h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:58 to 07:41: 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.