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, 9 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:50 – 06:55
- 2☽︎ Moon06:55 – 08:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:00 – 09:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:05 – 10:10
- 5♂︎ Mars10:10 – 11:14
- 6☉︎ Sun11:14 – 12:19
- 7♀︎ Venus12:19 – 13:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:24 – 14:29
- 9☽︎ Moon14:29 – 15:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:34 – 16:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:38 – 17:43
- 12♂︎ Mars17:43 – 18:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:48 – 19:43
- 2♀︎ Venus19:43 – 20:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:39 – 21:34
- 4☽︎ Moon21:34 – 22:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:29 – 23:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:25 – 00:20
- 7♂︎ Mars00:20 – 01:15
- 8☉︎ Sun01:15 – 02:10
- 9♀︎ Venus02:10 – 03:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:06 – 04:01
- 11☽︎ Moon04:01 – 04:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:56 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Luhansk?
On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 12h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 11h 04m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:50 to 06:55: 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.