Planetary hours
in Lviv.
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 Friday, 2 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:21
- Sunset
- 16:34
- Next sunrise
- 08:21
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:21 – 09:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:02 – 09:43
- 3☽︎ Moon09:43 – 10:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:24 – 11:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:05 – 11:46
- 6♂︎ Mars11:46 – 12:28
- 7☉︎ Sun12:28 – 13:09
- 8♀︎ Venus13:09 – 13:50
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:50 – 14:31
- 10☽︎ Moon14:31 – 15:12
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:12 – 15:53
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:53 – 16:34
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:34 – 17:53
- 2☉︎ Sun17:53 – 19:12
- 3♀︎ Venus19:12 – 20:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:31 – 21:50
- 5☽︎ Moon21:50 – 23:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:09 – 00:27
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:46
- 8♂︎ Mars01:46 – 03:05
- 9☉︎ Sun03:05 – 04:24
- 10♀︎ Venus04:24 – 05:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:43 – 07:02
- 12☽︎ Moon07:02 – 08:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Friday, 2 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:21 and sets at 16:34: the day lasts 8h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:21, lasts 15h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:21 to 09:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.