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 Wednesday, 18 March 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Next sunrise
- 05:28
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 06:30
- 2☽︎ Moon06:30 – 07:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:30 – 08:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:30 – 09:30
- 5♂︎ Mars09:30 – 10:31
- 6☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:31
- 7♀︎ Venus11:31 – 12:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:31 – 13:31
- 9☽︎ Moon13:31 – 14:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:31 – 15:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:31 – 16:32
- 12♂︎ Mars16:32 – 17:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:32 – 18:31
- 2♀︎ Venus18:31 – 19:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:31 – 20:31
- 4☽︎ Moon20:31 – 21:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:30 – 22:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:30 – 23:30
- 7♂︎ Mars23:30 – 00:29
- 8☉︎ Sun00:29 – 01:29
- 9♀︎ Venus01:29 – 02:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:29 – 03:28
- 11☽︎ Moon03:28 – 04:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:28 – 05:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Luhansk?
On Wednesday, 18 March 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 17:32: the day lasts 12h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:28, lasts 11h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:30 to 06:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.