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 Friday, 16 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Sunset
- 16:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:13 – 07:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:57 – 08:41
- 3☽︎ Moon08:41 – 09:25
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:25 – 10:10
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:10 – 10:54
- 6♂︎ Mars10:54 – 11:38
- 7☉︎ Sun11:38 – 12:22
- 8♀︎ Venus12:22 – 13:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:07 – 13:51
- 10☽︎ Moon13:51 – 14:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:35 – 15:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 16:04
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:04 – 17:19
- 2☉︎ Sun17:19 – 18:35
- 3♀︎ Venus18:35 – 19:51
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:51 – 21:06
- 5☽︎ Moon21:06 – 22:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:22 – 23:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:38 – 00:54
- 8♂︎ Mars00:54 – 02:09
- 9☉︎ Sun02:09 – 03:25
- 10♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:41 – 05:56
- 12☽︎ Moon05:56 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Friday, 16 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:13 and sets at 16:04: the day lasts 8h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 15h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:13 to 07:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.