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, 4 February 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 16:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:52 – 07:41
- 2☽︎ Moon07:41 – 08:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:29 – 09:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:17 – 10:06
- 5♂︎ Mars10:06 – 10:54
- 6☉︎ Sun10:54 – 11:42
- 7♀︎ Venus11:42 – 12:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:31 – 13:19
- 9☽︎ Moon13:19 – 14:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:08 – 14:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:56 – 15:44
- 12♂︎ Mars15:44 – 16:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:33 – 17:44
- 2♀︎ Venus17:44 – 18:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:56 – 20:07
- 4☽︎ Moon20:07 – 21:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:19 – 22:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:30 – 23:42
- 7♂︎ Mars23:42 – 00:53
- 8☉︎ Sun00:53 – 02:05
- 9♀︎ Venus02:05 – 03:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:16 – 04:28
- 11☽︎ Moon04:28 – 05:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:39 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Wednesday, 4 February 2026, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 16:33: the day lasts 9h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 14h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:52 to 07:41: 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.