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, 20 January 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 16:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:10 – 07:55
- 2☉︎ Sun07:55 – 08:40
- 3♀︎ Venus08:40 – 09:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:25 – 10:10
- 5☽︎ Moon10:10 – 10:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:55 – 11:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:40 – 12:24
- 8♂︎ Mars12:24 – 13:09
- 9☉︎ Sun13:09 – 13:54
- 10♀︎ Venus13:54 – 14:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:39 – 15:24
- 12☽︎ Moon15:24 – 16:09
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:09 – 17:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:24 – 18:39
- 3♂︎ Mars18:39 – 19:54
- 4☉︎ Sun19:54 – 21:09
- 5♀︎ Venus21:09 – 22:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:24 – 23:39
- 7☽︎ Moon23:39 – 00:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:54 – 02:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:09 – 03:24
- 10♂︎ Mars03:24 – 04:39
- 11☉︎ Sun04:39 – 05:54
- 12♀︎ Venus05:54 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Tuesday, 20 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 16:09: the day lasts 9h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 14h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:10 to 07:55: 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.