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 Saturday, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 15:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:58 – 07:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:40 – 08:23
- 3♂︎ Mars08:23 – 09:05
- 4☉︎ Sun09:05 – 09:48
- 5♀︎ Venus09:48 – 10:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:30 – 11:13
- 7☽︎ Moon11:13 – 11:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn11:55 – 12:38
- 9♃︎ Jupiter12:38 – 13:20
- 10♂︎ Mars13:20 – 14:03
- 11☉︎ Sun14:03 – 14:45
- 12♀︎ Venus14:45 – 15:28
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:28 – 16:45
- 2☽︎ Moon16:45 – 18:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:03 – 19:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:20 – 20:38
- 5♂︎ Mars20:38 – 21:56
- 6☉︎ Sun21:56 – 23:13
- 7♀︎ Venus23:13 – 00:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:31 – 01:48
- 9☽︎ Moon01:48 – 03:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:06 – 04:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:24 – 05:41
- 12♂︎ Mars05:41 – 06:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Luhansk?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 15:28: the day lasts 8h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 15h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:58 to 07:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.