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 Monday, 18 May 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:38
- Sunset
- 20:00
- Next sunrise
- 04:37
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:38 – 05:55
- 2♄︎ Saturn05:55 – 07:12
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:12 – 08:29
- 4♂︎ Mars08:29 – 09:45
- 5☉︎ Sun09:45 – 11:02
- 6♀︎ Venus11:02 – 12:19
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:19 – 13:36
- 8☽︎ Moon13:36 – 14:53
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:53 – 16:10
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:10 – 17:26
- 11♂︎ Mars17:26 – 18:43
- 12☉︎ Sun18:43 – 20:00
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:00 – 20:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:43 – 21:26
- 3☽︎ Moon21:26 – 22:09
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:09 – 22:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:52 – 23:35
- 6♂︎ Mars23:35 – 00:19
- 7☉︎ Sun00:19 – 01:02
- 8♀︎ Venus01:02 – 01:45
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:45 – 02:28
- 10☽︎ Moon02:28 – 03:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:11 – 03:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter03:54 – 04:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Luhansk?
On Monday, 18 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:38 and sets at 20:00: the day lasts 15h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:37, lasts 8h 37m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:38 to 05:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.