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, 20 February 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:26 – 07:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:19 – 08:12
- 3☽︎ Moon08:12 – 09:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:04 – 09:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:57 – 10:50
- 6♂︎ Mars10:50 – 11:42
- 7☉︎ Sun11:42 – 12:35
- 8♀︎ Venus12:35 – 13:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:28 – 14:20
- 10☽︎ Moon14:20 – 15:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:13 – 16:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:06 – 16:58
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:58 – 18:06
- 2☉︎ Sun18:06 – 19:13
- 3♀︎ Venus19:13 – 20:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:20 – 21:27
- 5☽︎ Moon21:27 – 22:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:34 – 23:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:41 – 00:49
- 8♂︎ Mars00:49 – 01:56
- 9☉︎ Sun01:56 – 03:03
- 10♀︎ Venus03:03 – 04:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:10 – 05:17
- 12☽︎ Moon05:17 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Friday, 20 February 2026, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 10h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 13h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:26 to 07:19: 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.