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, 31 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 16:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:58 – 07:45
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:45 – 08:32
- 3♂︎ Mars08:32 – 09:20
- 4☉︎ Sun09:20 – 10:07
- 5♀︎ Venus10:07 – 10:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:55 – 11:42
- 7☽︎ Moon11:42 – 12:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:29 – 13:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:17 – 14:04
- 10♂︎ Mars14:04 – 14:52
- 11☉︎ Sun14:52 – 15:39
- 12♀︎ Venus15:39 – 16:26
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:26 – 17:39
- 2☽︎ Moon17:39 – 18:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:51 – 20:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:04 – 21:16
- 5♂︎ Mars21:16 – 22:29
- 6☉︎ Sun22:29 – 23:41
- 7♀︎ Venus23:41 – 00:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:54 – 02:06
- 9☽︎ Moon02:06 – 03:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:19 – 04:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:31 – 05:44
- 12♂︎ Mars05:44 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Saturday, 31 January 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 16:26: the day lasts 9h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 14h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:58 to 07:45: 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.