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 Friday, 16 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 15:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:09 – 07:53
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:53 – 08:37
- 3☽︎ Moon08:37 – 09:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:20 – 10:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:04 – 10:48
- 6♂︎ Mars10:48 – 11:32
- 7☉︎ Sun11:32 – 12:16
- 8♀︎ Venus12:16 – 13:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:00 – 13:44
- 10☽︎ Moon13:44 – 14:28
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:28 – 15:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:12 – 15:56
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:56 – 17:12
- 2☉︎ Sun17:12 – 18:28
- 3♀︎ Venus18:28 – 19:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:44 – 21:00
- 5☽︎ Moon21:00 – 22:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:16 – 23:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:32 – 00:48
- 8♂︎ Mars00:48 – 02:04
- 9☉︎ Sun02:04 – 03:20
- 10♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:36 – 05:52
- 12☽︎ Moon05:52 – 07:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Luhansk?
On Friday, 16 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 15:56: the day lasts 8h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 15h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:09 to 07:53: 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.