Planetary hours
in Luhansk.
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 Tuesday, 16 December 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 15:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:09 – 07:50
- 2☉︎ Sun07:50 – 08:32
- 3♀︎ Venus08:32 – 09:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:13 – 09:55
- 5☽︎ Moon09:55 – 10:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 11:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:18 – 11:59
- 8♂︎ Mars11:59 – 12:41
- 9☉︎ Sun12:41 – 13:23
- 10♀︎ Venus13:23 – 14:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:04 – 14:46
- 12☽︎ Moon14:46 – 15:27
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:27 – 16:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter16:46 – 18:04
- 3♂︎ Mars18:04 – 19:23
- 4☉︎ Sun19:23 – 20:41
- 5♀︎ Venus20:41 – 22:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:00 – 23:18
- 7☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:37 – 01:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:55 – 03:14
- 10♂︎ Mars03:14 – 04:32
- 11☉︎ Sun04:32 – 05:51
- 12♀︎ Venus05:51 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Luhansk?
On Tuesday, 16 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 15:27: the day lasts 8h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 15h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:09 to 07:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.