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, 28 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:02
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Next sunrise
- 08:01
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:02 – 08:48
- 2☽︎ Moon08:48 – 09:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:34 – 10:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:19 – 11:05
- 5♂︎ Mars11:05 – 11:51
- 6☉︎ Sun11:51 – 12:37
- 7♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:22 – 14:08
- 9☽︎ Moon14:08 – 14:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:54 – 15:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:40 – 16:25
- 12♂︎ Mars16:25 – 17:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:11 – 18:25
- 2♀︎ Venus18:25 – 19:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:39 – 20:54
- 4☽︎ Moon20:54 – 22:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:08 – 23:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:36
- 7♂︎ Mars00:36 – 01:50
- 8☉︎ Sun01:50 – 03:04
- 9♀︎ Venus03:04 – 04:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:18 – 05:32
- 11☽︎ Moon05:32 – 06:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:47 – 08:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Wednesday, 28 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:02 and sets at 17:11: the day lasts 9h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:01, lasts 14h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:02 to 08:48: 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.