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, 12 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 15:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:09 – 07:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:51 – 08:33
- 3♂︎ Mars08:33 – 09:15
- 4☉︎ Sun09:15 – 09:58
- 5♀︎ Venus09:58 – 10:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:40 – 11:22
- 7☽︎ Moon11:22 – 12:04
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:04 – 12:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter12:46 – 13:28
- 10♂︎ Mars13:28 – 14:11
- 11☉︎ Sun14:11 – 14:53
- 12♀︎ Venus14:53 – 15:35
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:35 – 16:53
- 2☽︎ Moon16:53 – 18:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:11 – 19:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:29 – 20:47
- 5♂︎ Mars20:47 – 22:04
- 6☉︎ Sun22:04 – 23:22
- 7♀︎ Venus23:22 – 00:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:40 – 01:58
- 9☽︎ Moon01:58 – 03:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:16 – 04:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:34 – 05:52
- 12♂︎ Mars05:52 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Saturday, 12 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 15:35: the day lasts 8h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 15h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:09 to 07:51: 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.