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, 21 May 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:35
- Sunset
- 20:04
- Next sunrise
- 04:34
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:35 – 05:52
- 2♂︎ Mars05:52 – 07:09
- 3☉︎ Sun07:09 – 08:27
- 4♀︎ Venus08:27 – 09:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:44 – 11:02
- 6☽︎ Moon11:02 – 12:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:19 – 13:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:37 – 14:54
- 9♂︎ Mars14:54 – 16:12
- 10☉︎ Sun16:12 – 17:29
- 11♀︎ Venus17:29 – 18:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:46 – 20:04
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:04 – 20:46
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:46 – 21:29
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:29 – 22:11
- 4♂︎ Mars22:11 – 22:54
- 5☉︎ Sun22:54 – 23:36
- 6♀︎ Venus23:36 – 00:19
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:19 – 01:01
- 8☽︎ Moon01:01 – 01:44
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:44 – 02:26
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:26 – 03:09
- 11♂︎ Mars03:09 – 03:51
- 12☉︎ Sun03:51 – 04:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Luhansk?
On Thursday, 21 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:35 and sets at 20:04: the day lasts 15h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:34, lasts 8h 30m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:35 to 05:52: 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.