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 Thursday, 20 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:22
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 05:24
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:22 – 06:33
- 2♂︎ Mars06:33 – 07:43
- 3☉︎ Sun07:43 – 08:54
- 4♀︎ Venus08:54 – 10:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:04 – 11:15
- 6☽︎ Moon11:15 – 12:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:25 – 13:36
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:36 – 14:46
- 9♂︎ Mars14:46 – 15:57
- 10☉︎ Sun15:57 – 17:07
- 11♀︎ Venus17:07 – 18:18
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:18 – 19:28
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:28 – 20:18
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:18 – 21:07
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:07 – 21:57
- 4♂︎ Mars21:57 – 22:47
- 5☉︎ Sun22:47 – 23:36
- 6♀︎ Venus23:36 – 00:26
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:26 – 01:16
- 8☽︎ Moon01:16 – 02:05
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:05 – 02:55
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:55 – 03:44
- 11♂︎ Mars03:44 – 04:34
- 12☉︎ Sun04:34 – 05:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Luhansk?
On Thursday, 20 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:22 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 14h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:24, lasts 9h 56m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:22 to 06:33: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.