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 Thursday, 16 April 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:28
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:30 – 06:39
- 2♂︎ Mars06:39 – 07:48
- 3☉︎ Sun07:48 – 08:56
- 4♀︎ Venus08:56 – 10:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:05 – 11:14
- 6☽︎ Moon11:14 – 12:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:23 – 13:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:31 – 14:40
- 9♂︎ Mars14:40 – 15:49
- 10☉︎ Sun15:49 – 16:57
- 11♀︎ Venus16:57 – 18:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:06 – 19:15
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:15 – 20:06
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:06 – 20:57
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:57 – 21:48
- 4♂︎ Mars21:48 – 22:39
- 5☉︎ Sun22:39 – 23:30
- 6♀︎ Venus23:30 – 00:22
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:22 – 01:13
- 8☽︎ Moon01:13 – 02:04
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:04 – 02:55
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:55 – 03:46
- 11♂︎ Mars03:46 – 04:37
- 12☉︎ Sun04:37 – 05:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Luhansk?
On Thursday, 16 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 13h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:28, lasts 10h 14m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:30 to 06:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.