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, 3 May 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:59 – 06:12
- 2☽︎ Moon06:12 – 07:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:26 – 08:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:39 – 09:53
- 5♂︎ Mars09:53 – 11:06
- 6☉︎ Sun11:06 – 12:20
- 7♀︎ Venus12:20 – 13:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:33 – 14:46
- 9☽︎ Moon14:46 – 16:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:00 – 17:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:13 – 18:27
- 12♂︎ Mars18:27 – 19:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:40 – 20:27
- 2♀︎ Venus20:27 – 21:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:13 – 22:00
- 4☽︎ Moon22:00 – 22:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 23:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:32 – 00:19
- 7♂︎ Mars00:19 – 01:05
- 8☉︎ Sun01:05 – 01:52
- 9♀︎ Venus01:52 – 02:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:38 – 03:24
- 11☽︎ Moon03:24 – 04:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:11 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Luhansk?
On Wednesday, 3 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 14h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 9h 17m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:59 to 06:12: 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.