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, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 15:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:06 – 07:48
- 2☽︎ Moon07:48 – 08:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:31 – 09:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:13 – 09:56
- 5♂︎ Mars09:56 – 10:38
- 6☉︎ Sun10:38 – 11:20
- 7♀︎ Venus11:20 – 12:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:03 – 12:45
- 9☽︎ Moon12:45 – 13:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:28 – 14:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:10 – 14:53
- 12♂︎ Mars14:53 – 15:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:35 – 16:53
- 2♀︎ Venus16:53 – 18:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:10 – 19:28
- 4☽︎ Moon19:28 – 20:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:46 – 22:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:03 – 23:21
- 7♂︎ Mars23:21 – 00:39
- 8☉︎ Sun00:39 – 01:56
- 9♀︎ Venus01:56 – 03:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:14 – 04:32
- 11☽︎ Moon04:32 – 05:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:49 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 15:35: the day lasts 8h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 15h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:06 to 07:48: 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.