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, 19 April 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:22
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:24 – 06:33
- 2☽︎ Moon06:33 – 07:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:43 – 08:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:53 – 10:02
- 5♂︎ Mars10:02 – 11:12
- 6☉︎ Sun11:12 – 12:22
- 7♀︎ Venus12:22 – 13:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:31 – 14:41
- 9☽︎ Moon14:41 – 15:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:51 – 17:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:01 – 18:10
- 12♂︎ Mars18:10 – 19:20
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:20 – 20:10
- 2♀︎ Venus20:10 – 21:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:00 – 21:50
- 4☽︎ Moon21:50 – 22:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:31 – 00:21
- 7♂︎ Mars00:21 – 01:11
- 8☉︎ Sun01:11 – 02:01
- 9♀︎ Venus02:01 – 02:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:51 – 03:41
- 11☽︎ Moon03:41 – 04:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:32 – 05:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Luhansk?
On Wednesday, 19 April 2028, the Sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 13h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:22, lasts 10h 02m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:24 to 06:33: 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.