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, 3 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 15:48
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:18 – 08:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:01 – 08:43
- 3♂︎ Mars08:43 – 09:25
- 4☉︎ Sun09:25 – 10:08
- 5♀︎ Venus10:08 – 10:50
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:50 – 11:33
- 7☽︎ Moon11:33 – 12:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:15 – 12:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter12:58 – 13:40
- 10♂︎ Mars13:40 – 14:23
- 11☉︎ Sun14:23 – 15:05
- 12♀︎ Venus15:05 – 15:48
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:48 – 17:05
- 2☽︎ Moon17:05 – 18:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:23 – 19:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:40 – 20:58
- 5♂︎ Mars20:58 – 22:15
- 6☉︎ Sun22:15 – 23:33
- 7♀︎ Venus23:33 – 00:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:50 – 02:08
- 9☽︎ Moon02:08 – 03:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:25 – 04:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:43 – 06:00
- 12♂︎ Mars06:00 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Saturday, 3 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 15:48: the day lasts 8h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 15h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:18 to 08:01: 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.