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, 3 September 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:42 – 06:48
- 2♂︎ Mars06:48 – 07:55
- 3☉︎ Sun07:55 – 09:02
- 4♀︎ Venus09:02 – 10:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:08 – 11:15
- 6☽︎ Moon11:15 – 12:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:21 – 13:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:28 – 14:34
- 9♂︎ Mars14:34 – 15:41
- 10☉︎ Sun15:41 – 16:47
- 11♀︎ Venus16:47 – 17:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:54 – 19:00
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:00 – 19:54
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:54 – 20:48
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:48 – 21:41
- 4♂︎ Mars21:41 – 22:35
- 5☉︎ Sun22:35 – 23:28
- 6♀︎ Venus23:28 – 00:22
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:22 – 01:15
- 8☽︎ Moon01:15 – 02:09
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:09 – 03:03
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:03 – 03:56
- 11♂︎ Mars03:56 – 04:50
- 12☉︎ Sun04:50 – 05:43
Other cities · Ukraine
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Luhansk?
On Thursday, 3 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 13h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 10h 43m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:42 to 06:48: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.