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, 18 February 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 16:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:30 – 07:22
- 2☽︎ Moon07:22 – 08:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:14 – 09:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:06 – 09:58
- 5♂︎ Mars09:58 – 10:50
- 6☉︎ Sun10:50 – 11:43
- 7♀︎ Venus11:43 – 12:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:35 – 13:27
- 9☽︎ Moon13:27 – 14:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:19 – 15:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:11 – 16:03
- 12♂︎ Mars16:03 – 16:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:55 – 18:03
- 2♀︎ Venus18:03 – 19:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:11 – 20:18
- 4☽︎ Moon20:18 – 21:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:26 – 22:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:34 – 23:42
- 7♂︎ Mars23:42 – 00:49
- 8☉︎ Sun00:49 – 01:57
- 9♀︎ Venus01:57 – 03:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:05 – 04:13
- 11☽︎ Moon04:13 – 05:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:20 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Wednesday, 18 February 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 16:55: the day lasts 10h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 13h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:30 to 07:22: 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.