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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:51 – 07:44
- 2☽︎ Moon07:44 – 08:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:36 – 09:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:29 – 10:21
- 5♂︎ Mars10:21 – 11:14
- 6☉︎ Sun11:14 – 12:07
- 7♀︎ Venus12:07 – 12:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:59 – 13:52
- 9☽︎ Moon13:52 – 14:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:44 – 15:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:37 – 16:29
- 12♂︎ Mars16:29 – 17:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:30
- 2♀︎ Venus18:30 – 19:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:37 – 20:45
- 4☽︎ Moon20:45 – 21:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:52 – 23:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:00 – 00:07
- 7♂︎ Mars00:07 – 01:15
- 8☉︎ Sun01:15 – 02:22
- 9♀︎ Venus02:22 – 03:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:30 – 04:37
- 11☽︎ Moon04:37 – 05:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:45 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Luhansk?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 10h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 13h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:51 to 07:44: 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.