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, 17 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 20:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:27 – 07:37
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:37 – 08:46
- 3☽︎ Moon08:46 – 09:55
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:55 – 11:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:05 – 12:14
- 6♂︎ Mars12:14 – 13:24
- 7☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:33
- 8♀︎ Venus14:33 – 15:42
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:42 – 16:52
- 10☽︎ Moon16:52 – 18:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:01 – 19:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:11 – 20:20
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:20 – 21:10
- 2☉︎ Sun21:10 – 22:01
- 3♀︎ Venus22:01 – 22:51
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:51 – 23:42
- 5☽︎ Moon23:42 – 00:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:32 – 01:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:23 – 02:13
- 8♂︎ Mars02:13 – 03:03
- 9☉︎ Sun03:03 – 03:54
- 10♀︎ Venus03:54 – 04:44
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:44 – 05:35
- 12☽︎ Moon05:35 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Friday, 17 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 20:20: the day lasts 13h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 10h 05m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:27 to 07:37: 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.