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 Monday, 17 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Next sunrise
- 05:20
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:18 – 06:29
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:29 – 07:41
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:41 – 08:52
- 4♂︎ Mars08:52 – 10:03
- 5☉︎ Sun10:03 – 11:15
- 6♀︎ Venus11:15 – 12:26
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:26 – 13:37
- 8☽︎ Moon13:37 – 14:48
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 16:00
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:00 – 17:11
- 11♂︎ Mars17:11 – 18:22
- 12☉︎ Sun18:22 – 19:34
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:34 – 20:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:22 – 21:11
- 3☽︎ Moon21:11 – 22:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:00 – 22:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:49 – 23:38
- 6♂︎ Mars23:38 – 00:27
- 7☉︎ Sun00:27 – 01:15
- 8♀︎ Venus01:15 – 02:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:04 – 02:53
- 10☽︎ Moon02:53 – 03:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:42 – 04:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:31 – 05:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Luhansk?
On Monday, 17 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 19:34: the day lasts 14h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:20, lasts 9h 46m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:18 to 06:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.