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, 20 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 21:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:32 – 06:50
- 2☽︎ Moon06:50 – 08:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:08 – 09:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:26 – 10:44
- 5♂︎ Mars10:44 – 12:02
- 6☉︎ Sun12:02 – 13:20
- 7♀︎ Venus13:20 – 14:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 15:57
- 9☽︎ Moon15:57 – 17:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:15 – 18:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:33 – 19:51
- 12♂︎ Mars19:51 – 21:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:09 – 21:51
- 2♀︎ Venus21:51 – 22:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:33 – 23:14
- 4☽︎ Moon23:14 – 23:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:56 – 00:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:20
- 7♂︎ Mars01:20 – 02:02
- 8☉︎ Sun02:02 – 02:43
- 9♀︎ Venus02:43 – 03:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:25 – 04:07
- 11☽︎ Moon04:07 – 04:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:49 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Wednesday, 20 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 21:09: the day lasts 15h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 8h 22m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:32 to 06:50: 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.