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 Wednesday, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:21
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 05:22
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:21 – 06:32
- 2☽︎ Moon06:32 – 07:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:42 – 08:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:53 – 10:04
- 5♂︎ Mars10:04 – 11:15
- 6☉︎ Sun11:15 – 12:25
- 7♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:36 – 14:47
- 9☽︎ Moon14:47 – 15:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:58 – 17:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:08 – 18:19
- 12♂︎ Mars18:19 – 19:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:30 – 20:19
- 2♀︎ Venus20:19 – 21:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 21:58
- 4☽︎ Moon21:58 – 22:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:47 – 23:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:37 – 00:26
- 7♂︎ Mars00:26 – 01:16
- 8☉︎ Sun01:16 – 02:05
- 9♀︎ Venus02:05 – 02:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:54 – 03:44
- 11☽︎ Moon03:44 – 04:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:33 – 05:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Luhansk?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:21 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 14h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:22, lasts 9h 52m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:21 to 06:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.