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 Friday, 8 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 19:47
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:52 – 06:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:06 – 07:21
- 3☽︎ Moon07:21 – 08:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:36 – 09:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:50 – 11:05
- 6♂︎ Mars11:05 – 12:19
- 7☉︎ Sun12:19 – 13:34
- 8♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:48 – 16:03
- 10☽︎ Moon16:03 – 17:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:18 – 18:32
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:32 – 19:47
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:47 – 20:32
- 2☉︎ Sun20:32 – 21:17
- 3♀︎ Venus21:17 – 22:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:03 – 22:48
- 5☽︎ Moon22:48 – 23:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:18 – 01:04
- 8♂︎ Mars01:04 – 01:49
- 9☉︎ Sun01:49 – 02:34
- 10♀︎ Venus02:34 – 03:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:20 – 04:05
- 12☽︎ Moon04:05 – 04:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Luhansk?
On Friday, 8 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 19:47: the day lasts 14h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:50, lasts 9h 04m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:52 to 06:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.