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 Wednesday, 21 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 16:11
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:09 – 07:54
- 2☽︎ Moon07:54 – 08:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:39 – 09:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:24 – 10:09
- 5♂︎ Mars10:09 – 10:55
- 6☉︎ Sun10:55 – 11:40
- 7♀︎ Venus11:40 – 12:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:25 – 13:10
- 9☽︎ Moon13:10 – 13:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:55 – 14:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:41 – 15:26
- 12♂︎ Mars15:26 – 16:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:11 – 17:26
- 2♀︎ Venus17:26 – 18:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:40 – 19:55
- 4☽︎ Moon19:55 – 21:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:10 – 22:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:25 – 23:39
- 7♂︎ Mars23:39 – 00:54
- 8☉︎ Sun00:54 – 02:09
- 9♀︎ Venus02:09 – 03:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:24 – 04:38
- 11☽︎ Moon04:38 – 05:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:53 – 07:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Wednesday, 21 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 16:11: the day lasts 9h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 14h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:09 to 07:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.