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 Tuesday, 17 February 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:30 – 08:21
- 2☉︎ Sun08:21 – 09:13
- 3♀︎ Venus09:13 – 10:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:04 – 10:55
- 5☽︎ Moon10:55 – 11:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:47 – 12:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:38 – 13:29
- 8♂︎ Mars13:29 – 14:20
- 9☉︎ Sun14:20 – 15:12
- 10♀︎ Venus15:12 – 16:03
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:03 – 16:54
- 12☽︎ Moon16:54 – 17:45
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:45 – 18:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:54 – 20:03
- 3♂︎ Mars20:03 – 21:11
- 4☉︎ Sun21:11 – 22:20
- 5♀︎ Venus22:20 – 23:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:28 – 00:37
- 7☽︎ Moon00:37 – 01:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:45 – 02:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:54 – 04:03
- 10♂︎ Mars04:03 – 05:11
- 11☉︎ Sun05:11 – 06:20
- 12♀︎ Venus06:20 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Tuesday, 17 February 2026, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 10h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 13h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:30 to 08:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.