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 Wednesday, 21 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:10
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 08:09
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:10 – 08:54
- 2☽︎ Moon08:54 – 09:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:38 – 10:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:07
- 5♂︎ Mars11:07 – 11:51
- 6☉︎ Sun11:51 – 12:35
- 7♀︎ Venus12:35 – 13:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:19 – 14:03
- 9☽︎ Moon14:03 – 14:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:47 – 15:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:31 – 16:16
- 12♂︎ Mars16:16 – 17:00
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:00 – 18:16
- 2♀︎ Venus18:16 – 19:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:31 – 20:47
- 4☽︎ Moon20:47 – 22:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:03 – 23:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:19 – 00:34
- 7♂︎ Mars00:34 – 01:50
- 8☉︎ Sun01:50 – 03:06
- 9♀︎ Venus03:06 – 04:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:22 – 05:38
- 11☽︎ Moon05:38 – 06:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:53 – 08:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Wednesday, 21 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:10 and sets at 17:00: the day lasts 8h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:09, lasts 15h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:10 to 08:54: 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.