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, 24 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:13 – 07:25
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:25 – 08:36
- 3☽︎ Moon08:36 – 09:48
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:48 – 10:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:59 – 12:11
- 6♂︎ Mars12:11 – 13:22
- 7☉︎ Sun13:22 – 14:34
- 8♀︎ Venus14:34 – 15:45
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:45 – 16:56
- 10☽︎ Moon16:56 – 18:08
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:08 – 19:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:19 – 20:31
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:31 – 21:19
- 2☉︎ Sun21:19 – 22:08
- 3♀︎ Venus22:08 – 22:56
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:56 – 23:44
- 5☽︎ Moon23:44 – 00:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:33 – 01:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:10
- 8♂︎ Mars02:10 – 02:58
- 9☉︎ Sun02:58 – 03:46
- 10♀︎ Venus03:46 – 04:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 05:23
- 12☽︎ Moon05:23 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Friday, 24 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 14h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 9h 41m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:13 to 07:25: 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.