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, 25 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 19:18
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:29 – 06:38
- 2☉︎ Sun06:38 – 07:48
- 3♀︎ Venus07:48 – 08:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:57 – 10:06
- 5☽︎ Moon10:06 – 11:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:15 – 12:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:24 – 13:33
- 8♂︎ Mars13:33 – 14:42
- 9☉︎ Sun14:42 – 15:51
- 10♀︎ Venus15:51 – 17:00
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:00 – 18:09
- 12☽︎ Moon18:09 – 19:18
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:18 – 20:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:09 – 21:01
- 3♂︎ Mars21:01 – 21:52
- 4☉︎ Sun21:52 – 22:43
- 5♀︎ Venus22:43 – 23:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:34 – 00:25
- 7☽︎ Moon00:25 – 01:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:16 – 02:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:07 – 02:58
- 10♂︎ Mars02:58 – 03:49
- 11☉︎ Sun03:49 – 04:40
- 12♀︎ Venus04:40 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Luhansk?
On Tuesday, 25 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 13h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 10h 12m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:29 to 06:38: 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.