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 Wednesday, 17 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:20
- Sunset
- 20:27
- Next sunrise
- 04:20
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:20 – 05:40
- 2☽︎ Moon05:40 – 07:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:01 – 08:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:21 – 09:42
- 5♂︎ Mars09:42 – 11:03
- 6☉︎ Sun11:03 – 12:23
- 7♀︎ Venus12:23 – 13:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:44 – 15:04
- 9☽︎ Moon15:04 – 16:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:46 – 19:06
- 12♂︎ Mars19:06 – 20:27
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:27 – 21:06
- 2♀︎ Venus21:06 – 21:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:46 – 22:25
- 4☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:05 – 23:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:44 – 00:23
- 7♂︎ Mars00:23 – 01:03
- 8☉︎ Sun01:03 – 01:42
- 9♀︎ Venus01:42 – 02:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:21 – 03:01
- 11☽︎ Moon03:01 – 03:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:40 – 04:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Luhansk?
On Wednesday, 17 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:20 and sets at 20:27: the day lasts 16h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:20, lasts 7h 53m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:20 to 05:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.