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 Sunday, 11 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 15:57
- Next sunrise
- 07:15
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:16 – 07:59
- 2♀︎ Venus07:59 – 08:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:43 – 09:26
- 4☽︎ Moon09:26 – 10:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:09 – 10:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:53 – 11:36
- 7♂︎ Mars11:36 – 12:20
- 8☉︎ Sun12:20 – 13:03
- 9♀︎ Venus13:03 – 13:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 14:30
- 11☽︎ Moon14:30 – 15:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:14 – 15:57
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:57 – 17:13
- 2♂︎ Mars17:13 – 18:30
- 3☉︎ Sun18:30 – 19:47
- 4♀︎ Venus19:47 – 21:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:03 – 22:20
- 6☽︎ Moon22:20 – 23:36
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:36 – 00:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 02:09
- 9♂︎ Mars02:09 – 03:26
- 10☉︎ Sun03:26 – 04:42
- 11♀︎ Venus04:42 – 05:59
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:59 – 07:15
Other cities · Ukraine
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Sunday, 11 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 15:57: the day lasts 8h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:15, lasts 15h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:16 to 07:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.