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 Saturday, 17 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 15:57
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:08 – 07:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:52 – 08:36
- 3♂︎ Mars08:36 – 09:20
- 4☉︎ Sun09:20 – 10:04
- 5♀︎ Venus10:04 – 10:48
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:48 – 11:33
- 7☽︎ Moon11:33 – 12:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:17 – 13:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:01 – 13:45
- 10♂︎ Mars13:45 – 14:29
- 11☉︎ Sun14:29 – 15:13
- 12♀︎ Venus15:13 – 15:57
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:57 – 17:13
- 2☽︎ Moon17:13 – 18:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:29 – 19:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:45 – 21:00
- 5♂︎ Mars21:00 – 22:16
- 6☉︎ Sun22:16 – 23:32
- 7♀︎ Venus23:32 – 00:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:48 – 02:04
- 9☽︎ Moon02:04 – 03:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:20 – 04:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:35 – 05:51
- 12♂︎ Mars05:51 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Luhansk?
On Saturday, 17 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 15:57: the day lasts 8h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 15h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:08 to 07:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.