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 Monday, 16 February 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:33 – 07:25
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:25 – 08:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:16 – 09:08
- 4♂︎ Mars09:08 – 10:00
- 5☉︎ Sun10:00 – 10:51
- 6♀︎ Venus10:51 – 11:43
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:43 – 12:34
- 8☽︎ Moon12:34 – 13:26
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:26 – 14:17
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:17 – 15:09
- 11♂︎ Mars15:09 – 16:00
- 12☉︎ Sun16:00 – 16:52
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:52 – 18:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:00 – 19:09
- 3☽︎ Moon19:09 – 20:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:17 – 21:25
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:25 – 22:34
- 6♂︎ Mars22:34 – 23:42
- 7☉︎ Sun23:42 – 00:50
- 8♀︎ Venus00:50 – 01:58
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:58 – 03:07
- 10☽︎ Moon03:07 – 04:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 05:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:23 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Monday, 16 February 2026, the Sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 16:52: the day lasts 10h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 13h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:33 to 07:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.