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 Thursday, 17 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 15:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:09 – 07:51
- 2♂︎ Mars07:51 – 08:32
- 3☉︎ Sun08:32 – 09:14
- 4♀︎ Venus09:14 – 09:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:55 – 10:37
- 6☽︎ Moon10:37 – 11:18
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:18 – 12:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:00 – 12:41
- 9♂︎ Mars12:41 – 13:23
- 10☉︎ Sun13:23 – 14:04
- 11♀︎ Venus14:04 – 14:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 15:27
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:46
- 2♄︎ Saturn16:46 – 18:04
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:04 – 19:23
- 4♂︎ Mars19:23 – 20:42
- 5☉︎ Sun20:42 – 22:00
- 6♀︎ Venus22:00 – 23:19
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:19 – 00:37
- 8☽︎ Moon00:37 – 01:56
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:56 – 03:14
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:14 – 04:33
- 11♂︎ Mars04:33 – 05:51
- 12☉︎ Sun05:51 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Luhansk?
On Thursday, 17 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 15:27: the day lasts 8h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 15h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:09 to 07:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.