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, 7 February 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 16:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:48 – 07:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:37 – 08:26
- 3♂︎ Mars08:26 – 09:15
- 4☉︎ Sun09:15 – 10:04
- 5♀︎ Venus10:04 – 10:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:54 – 11:43
- 7☽︎ Moon11:43 – 12:32
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:32 – 13:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:21 – 14:10
- 10♂︎ Mars14:10 – 14:59
- 11☉︎ Sun14:59 – 15:48
- 12♀︎ Venus15:48 – 16:38
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:38 – 17:48
- 2☽︎ Moon17:48 – 18:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:59 – 20:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:10 – 21:21
- 5♂︎ Mars21:21 – 22:31
- 6☉︎ Sun22:31 – 23:42
- 7♀︎ Venus23:42 – 00:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:53 – 02:03
- 9☽︎ Moon02:03 – 03:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:14 – 04:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:25 – 05:36
- 12♂︎ Mars05:36 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Saturday, 7 February 2026, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 16:38: the day lasts 9h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 14h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:48 to 07:37: 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.