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 Saturday, 18 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:39
- Sunset
- 20:17
- Next sunrise
- 04:40
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:39 – 05:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:57 – 07:15
- 3♂︎ Mars07:15 – 08:34
- 4☉︎ Sun08:34 – 09:52
- 5♀︎ Venus09:52 – 11:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:10 – 12:28
- 7☽︎ Moon12:28 – 13:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:46 – 15:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:05 – 16:23
- 10♂︎ Mars16:23 – 17:41
- 11☉︎ Sun17:41 – 18:59
- 12♀︎ Venus18:59 – 20:17
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:17 – 20:59
- 2☽︎ Moon20:59 – 21:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:41 – 22:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:23 – 23:05
- 5♂︎ Mars23:05 – 23:47
- 6☉︎ Sun23:47 – 00:29
- 7♀︎ Venus00:29 – 01:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:11 – 01:53
- 9☽︎ Moon01:53 – 02:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:34 – 03:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:16 – 03:58
- 12♂︎ Mars03:58 – 04:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Luhansk?
On Saturday, 18 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:39 and sets at 20:17: the day lasts 15h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:40, lasts 8h 23m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:39 to 05:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.