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 Friday, 6 February 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 16:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:48
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:49 – 07:38
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:38 – 08:27
- 3☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:16 – 10:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:05 – 10:54
- 6♂︎ Mars10:54 – 11:43
- 7☉︎ Sun11:43 – 12:32
- 8♀︎ Venus12:32 – 13:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:20 – 14:09
- 10☽︎ Moon14:09 – 14:58
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:58 – 15:47
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:47 – 16:36
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:36 – 17:47
- 2☉︎ Sun17:47 – 18:58
- 3♀︎ Venus18:58 – 20:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:09 – 21:20
- 5☽︎ Moon21:20 – 22:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:31 – 23:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 00:53
- 8♂︎ Mars00:53 – 02:04
- 9☉︎ Sun02:04 – 03:15
- 10♀︎ Venus03:15 – 04:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:26 – 05:37
- 12☽︎ Moon05:37 – 06:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Friday, 6 February 2026, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 16:36: the day lasts 9h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:48, lasts 14h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:49 to 07:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.