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 Monday, 21 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 15:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:16
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:15 – 07:57
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:57 – 08:39
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:39 – 09:21
- 4♂︎ Mars09:21 – 10:03
- 5☉︎ Sun10:03 – 10:44
- 6♀︎ Venus10:44 – 11:26
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:26 – 12:08
- 8☽︎ Moon12:08 – 12:50
- 9♄︎ Saturn12:50 – 13:32
- 10♃︎ Jupiter13:32 – 14:14
- 11♂︎ Mars14:14 – 14:56
- 12☉︎ Sun14:56 – 15:37
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus15:37 – 16:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury16:56 – 18:14
- 3☽︎ Moon18:14 – 19:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn19:32 – 20:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter20:50 – 22:08
- 6♂︎ Mars22:08 – 23:27
- 7☉︎ Sun23:27 – 00:45
- 8♀︎ Venus00:45 – 02:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:03 – 03:21
- 10☽︎ Moon03:21 – 04:39
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:39 – 05:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:58 – 07:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Monday, 21 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 15:37: the day lasts 8h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 15h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:15 to 07:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.