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 Tuesday, 6 January 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 15:51
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:18 – 08:00
- 2☉︎ Sun08:00 – 08:43
- 3♀︎ Venus08:43 – 09:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:26 – 10:09
- 5☽︎ Moon10:09 – 10:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:51 – 11:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:34 – 12:17
- 8♂︎ Mars12:17 – 13:00
- 9☉︎ Sun13:00 – 13:43
- 10♀︎ Venus13:43 – 14:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:08
- 12☽︎ Moon15:08 – 15:51
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:51 – 17:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:08 – 18:25
- 3♂︎ Mars18:25 – 19:42
- 4☉︎ Sun19:42 – 21:00
- 5♀︎ Venus21:00 – 22:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:17 – 23:34
- 7☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:51 – 02:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:08 – 03:26
- 10♂︎ Mars03:26 – 04:43
- 11☉︎ Sun04:43 – 06:00
- 12♀︎ Venus06:00 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Tuesday, 6 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 15:51: the day lasts 8h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 15h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:18 to 08:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.