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 Sunday, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:17
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:18
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:17 – 06:28
- 2♀︎ Venus06:28 – 07:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:40 – 08:51
- 4☽︎ Moon08:51 – 10:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:03 – 11:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:15 – 12:26
- 7♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:38
- 8☉︎ Sun13:38 – 14:49
- 9♀︎ Venus14:49 – 16:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:01 – 17:12
- 11☽︎ Moon17:12 – 18:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:24 – 19:35
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:35 – 20:24
- 2♂︎ Mars20:24 – 21:13
- 3☉︎ Sun21:13 – 22:01
- 4♀︎ Venus22:01 – 22:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:50 – 23:38
- 6☽︎ Moon23:38 – 00:27
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:27 – 01:15
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:15 – 02:04
- 9♂︎ Mars02:04 – 02:52
- 10☉︎ Sun02:52 – 03:41
- 11♀︎ Venus03:41 – 04:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Luhansk?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:17 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 14h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:18, lasts 9h 43m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:17 to 06:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.