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 Tuesday, 18 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 19:32
- Next sunrise
- 05:21
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:20 – 06:31
- 2☉︎ Sun06:31 – 07:42
- 3♀︎ Venus07:42 – 08:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:53 – 10:04
- 5☽︎ Moon10:04 – 11:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:15 – 12:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:26 – 13:37
- 8♂︎ Mars13:37 – 14:48
- 9☉︎ Sun14:48 – 15:59
- 10♀︎ Venus15:59 – 17:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:10 – 18:21
- 12☽︎ Moon18:21 – 19:32
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:32 – 20:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:21 – 21:10
- 3♂︎ Mars21:10 – 21:59
- 4☉︎ Sun21:59 – 22:48
- 5♀︎ Venus22:48 – 23:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:37 – 00:26
- 7☽︎ Moon00:26 – 01:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:15 – 02:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:05 – 02:54
- 10♂︎ Mars02:54 – 03:43
- 11☉︎ Sun03:43 – 04:32
- 12♀︎ Venus04:32 – 05:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Luhansk?
On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 19:32: the day lasts 14h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:21, lasts 9h 49m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:20 to 06:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.