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, 17 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 16:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:12 – 07:56
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:56 – 08:41
- 3♂︎ Mars08:41 – 09:25
- 4☉︎ Sun09:25 – 10:10
- 5♀︎ Venus10:10 – 10:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:54 – 11:39
- 7☽︎ Moon11:39 – 12:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:23 – 13:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:07 – 13:52
- 10♂︎ Mars13:52 – 14:36
- 11☉︎ Sun14:36 – 15:21
- 12♀︎ Venus15:21 – 16:05
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:05 – 17:21
- 2☽︎ Moon17:21 – 18:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:36 – 19:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:52 – 21:07
- 5♂︎ Mars21:07 – 22:23
- 6☉︎ Sun22:23 – 23:38
- 7♀︎ Venus23:38 – 00:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:54 – 02:09
- 9☽︎ Moon02:09 – 03:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:25 – 04:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:40 – 05:56
- 12♂︎ Mars05:56 – 07:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Saturday, 17 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:12 and sets at 16:05: the day lasts 8h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 15h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:12 to 07:56: 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.