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 March 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:32 – 06:32
- 2☉︎ Sun06:32 – 07:32
- 3♀︎ Venus07:32 – 08:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:31
- 5☽︎ Moon09:31 – 10:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:31 – 11:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:31
- 8♂︎ Mars12:31 – 13:31
- 9☉︎ Sun13:31 – 14:31
- 10♀︎ Venus14:31 – 15:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:31 – 16:30
- 12☽︎ Moon16:30 – 17:30
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:30 – 18:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:30 – 19:30
- 3♂︎ Mars19:30 – 20:30
- 4☉︎ Sun20:30 – 21:30
- 5♀︎ Venus21:30 – 22:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:30 – 23:30
- 7☽︎ Moon23:30 – 00:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:30
- 10♂︎ Mars02:30 – 03:30
- 11☉︎ Sun03:30 – 04:30
- 12♀︎ Venus04:30 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Luhansk?
On Tuesday, 17 March 2026, the Sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 17:30: the day lasts 11h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 12h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:32 to 06:32: 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.