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 Sunday, 3 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:00 – 06:13
- 2♀︎ Venus06:13 – 07:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:26 – 08:40
- 4☽︎ Moon08:40 – 09:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:53 – 11:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:06 – 12:20
- 7♂︎ Mars12:20 – 13:33
- 8☉︎ Sun13:33 – 14:46
- 9♀︎ Venus14:46 – 16:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:00 – 17:13
- 11☽︎ Moon17:13 – 18:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:26 – 19:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:40 – 20:26
- 2♂︎ Mars20:26 – 21:13
- 3☉︎ Sun21:13 – 21:59
- 4♀︎ Venus21:59 – 22:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:46 – 23:32
- 6☽︎ Moon23:32 – 00:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 01:52
- 9♂︎ Mars01:52 – 02:38
- 10☉︎ Sun02:38 – 03:25
- 11♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Luhansk?
On Sunday, 3 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 14h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 9h 18m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:00 to 06:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.