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 Thursday, 21 May 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 21:10
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:31 – 06:49
- 2♂︎ Mars06:49 – 08:07
- 3☉︎ Sun08:07 – 09:26
- 4♀︎ Venus09:26 – 10:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:44 – 12:02
- 6☽︎ Moon12:02 – 13:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:20 – 14:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:39 – 15:57
- 9♂︎ Mars15:57 – 17:15
- 10☉︎ Sun17:15 – 18:34
- 11♀︎ Venus18:34 – 19:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:52 – 21:10
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:10 – 21:52
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:52 – 22:33
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:33 – 23:15
- 4♂︎ Mars23:15 – 23:57
- 5☉︎ Sun23:57 – 00:38
- 6♀︎ Venus00:38 – 01:20
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:20 – 02:01
- 8☽︎ Moon02:01 – 02:43
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:43 – 03:25
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:25 – 04:06
- 11♂︎ Mars04:06 – 04:48
- 12☉︎ Sun04:48 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Thursday, 21 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 21:10: the day lasts 15h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 8h 19m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:31 to 06:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.