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, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 15:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:08 – 07:50
- 2☽︎ Moon07:50 – 08:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:32 – 09:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:13 – 09:55
- 5♂︎ Mars09:55 – 10:36
- 6☉︎ Sun10:36 – 11:18
- 7♀︎ Venus11:18 – 11:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury11:59 – 12:41
- 9☽︎ Moon12:41 – 13:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:22 – 14:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:04 – 14:46
- 12♂︎ Mars14:46 – 15:27
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:27 – 16:46
- 2♀︎ Venus16:46 – 18:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:04 – 19:23
- 4☽︎ Moon19:23 – 20:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:41 – 22:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:00 – 23:18
- 7♂︎ Mars23:18 – 00:37
- 8☉︎ Sun00:37 – 01:55
- 9♀︎ Venus01:55 – 03:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:14 – 04:32
- 11☽︎ Moon04:32 – 05:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:51 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Luhansk?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 15:27: the day lasts 8h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 15h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:08 to 07:50: 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.