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, 13 January 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 16:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:14
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:15 – 07:58
- 2☉︎ Sun07:58 – 08:42
- 3♀︎ Venus08:42 – 09:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:26 – 10:10
- 5☽︎ Moon10:10 – 10:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:53 – 11:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 12:21
- 8♂︎ Mars12:21 – 13:05
- 9☉︎ Sun13:05 – 13:48
- 10♀︎ Venus13:48 – 14:32
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:32 – 15:16
- 12☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:00
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:00 – 17:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:16 – 18:32
- 3♂︎ Mars18:32 – 19:48
- 4☉︎ Sun19:48 – 21:04
- 5♀︎ Venus21:04 – 22:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:37
- 7☽︎ Moon23:37 – 00:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:53 – 02:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:09 – 03:25
- 10♂︎ Mars03:25 – 04:42
- 11☉︎ Sun04:42 – 05:58
- 12♀︎ Venus05:58 – 07:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Tuesday, 13 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 16:00: the day lasts 8h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:14, lasts 15h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:15 to 07:58: 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.