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 Friday, 18 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:03 – 07:05
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:05 – 08:07
- 3☽︎ Moon08:07 – 09:09
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:09 – 10:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:12 – 11:14
- 6♂︎ Mars11:14 – 12:16
- 7☉︎ Sun12:16 – 13:18
- 8♀︎ Venus13:18 – 14:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:20 – 15:23
- 10☽︎ Moon15:23 – 16:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:27 – 18:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:29 – 19:27
- 2☉︎ Sun19:27 – 20:25
- 3♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:23 – 22:21
- 5☽︎ Moon22:21 – 23:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:19 – 00:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 01:15
- 8♂︎ Mars01:15 – 02:13
- 9☉︎ Sun02:13 – 03:10
- 10♀︎ Venus03:10 – 04:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:08 – 05:06
- 12☽︎ Moon05:06 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Luhansk?
On Friday, 18 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 12h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 11h 35m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:03 to 07:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.