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, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Sunset
- 15:30
- Next sunrise
- 07:13
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:13 – 07:54
- 2☽︎ Moon07:54 – 08:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:35 – 09:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:17 – 09:58
- 5♂︎ Mars09:58 – 10:40
- 6☉︎ Sun10:40 – 11:21
- 7♀︎ Venus11:21 – 12:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:03 – 12:44
- 9☽︎ Moon12:44 – 13:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:26 – 14:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:07 – 14:49
- 12♂︎ Mars14:49 – 15:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:30 – 16:49
- 2♀︎ Venus16:49 – 18:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:07 – 19:26
- 4☽︎ Moon19:26 – 20:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:44 – 22:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:03 – 23:21
- 7♂︎ Mars23:21 – 00:40
- 8☉︎ Sun00:40 – 01:59
- 9♀︎ Venus01:59 – 03:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 04:36
- 11☽︎ Moon04:36 – 05:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:54 – 07:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Luhansk?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:13 and sets at 15:30: the day lasts 8h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:13, lasts 15h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:13 to 07:54: 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.