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, 17 February 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 16:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:27 – 07:18
- 2☉︎ Sun07:18 – 08:10
- 3♀︎ Venus08:10 – 09:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:02 – 09:53
- 5☽︎ Moon09:53 – 10:45
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:45 – 11:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 12:28
- 8♂︎ Mars12:28 – 13:20
- 9☉︎ Sun13:20 – 14:12
- 10♀︎ Venus14:12 – 15:03
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:03 – 15:55
- 12☽︎ Moon15:55 – 16:47
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:47 – 17:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:55 – 19:03
- 3♂︎ Mars19:03 – 20:11
- 4☉︎ Sun20:11 – 21:19
- 5♀︎ Venus21:19 – 22:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:28 – 23:36
- 7☽︎ Moon23:36 – 00:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:44 – 01:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:52 – 03:00
- 10♂︎ Mars03:00 – 04:08
- 11☉︎ Sun04:08 – 05:17
- 12♀︎ Venus05:17 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Luhansk?
On Tuesday, 17 February 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 16:47: the day lasts 10h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 13h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:27 to 07:18: 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.