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, 9 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:30
- Sunset
- 20:24
- Next sunrise
- 04:31
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:30 – 05:50
- 2♂︎ Mars05:50 – 07:09
- 3☉︎ Sun07:09 – 08:29
- 4♀︎ Venus08:29 – 09:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:48 – 11:08
- 6☽︎ Moon11:08 – 12:27
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:27 – 13:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:47 – 15:06
- 9♂︎ Mars15:06 – 16:26
- 10☉︎ Sun16:26 – 17:45
- 11♀︎ Venus17:45 – 19:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:05 – 20:24
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:24 – 21:05
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:05 – 21:46
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:46 – 22:26
- 4♂︎ Mars22:26 – 23:07
- 5☉︎ Sun23:07 – 23:47
- 6♀︎ Venus23:47 – 00:28
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:28 – 01:08
- 8☽︎ Moon01:08 – 01:49
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:49 – 02:29
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:29 – 03:10
- 11♂︎ Mars03:10 – 03:50
- 12☉︎ Sun03:50 – 04:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Luhansk?
On Thursday, 9 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:30 and sets at 20:24: the day lasts 15h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:31, lasts 8h 07m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:30 to 05:50: 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.