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, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 20:00
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:56 – 06:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:12 – 07:27
- 3♂︎ Mars07:27 – 08:42
- 4☉︎ Sun08:42 – 09:58
- 5♀︎ Venus09:58 – 11:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:13 – 12:28
- 7☽︎ Moon12:28 – 13:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:44 – 14:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:59 – 16:14
- 10♂︎ Mars16:14 – 17:29
- 11☉︎ Sun17:29 – 18:45
- 12♀︎ Venus18:45 – 20:00
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:00 – 20:45
- 2☽︎ Moon20:45 – 21:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:30 – 22:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:14 – 22:59
- 5♂︎ Mars22:59 – 23:44
- 6☉︎ Sun23:44 – 00:29
- 7♀︎ Venus00:29 – 01:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:14 – 01:58
- 9☽︎ Moon01:58 – 02:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:43 – 03:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:28 – 04:13
- 12♂︎ Mars04:13 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Luhansk?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 20:00: the day lasts 15h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 8h 58m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:56 to 06:12: 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.