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, 7 April 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 20:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:48 – 07:54
- 2☉︎ Sun07:54 – 09:01
- 3♀︎ Venus09:01 – 10:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:07 – 11:13
- 5☽︎ Moon11:13 – 12:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:20 – 13:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:26 – 14:32
- 8♂︎ Mars14:32 – 15:39
- 9☉︎ Sun15:39 – 16:45
- 10♀︎ Venus16:45 – 17:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:52 – 18:58
- 12☽︎ Moon18:58 – 20:04
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:04 – 20:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:58 – 21:51
- 3♂︎ Mars21:51 – 22:45
- 4☉︎ Sun22:45 – 23:38
- 5♀︎ Venus23:38 – 00:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:32 – 01:25
- 7☽︎ Moon01:25 – 02:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:18 – 03:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:12 – 04:05
- 10♂︎ Mars04:05 – 04:59
- 11☉︎ Sun04:59 – 05:52
- 12♀︎ Venus05:52 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Tuesday, 7 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 20:04: the day lasts 13h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 10h 41m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:48 to 07:54: 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.