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 Saturday, 23 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 21:13
- Next sunrise
- 05:27
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:28 – 06:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:47 – 08:06
- 3♂︎ Mars08:06 – 09:24
- 4☉︎ Sun09:24 – 10:43
- 5♀︎ Venus10:43 – 12:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:02 – 13:21
- 7☽︎ Moon13:21 – 14:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:39 – 15:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 17:17
- 10♂︎ Mars17:17 – 18:35
- 11☉︎ Sun18:35 – 19:54
- 12♀︎ Venus19:54 – 21:13
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:13 – 21:54
- 2☽︎ Moon21:54 – 22:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:35 – 23:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:16 – 23:58
- 5♂︎ Mars23:58 – 00:39
- 6☉︎ Sun00:39 – 01:20
- 7♀︎ Venus01:20 – 02:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:01 – 02:42
- 9☽︎ Moon02:42 – 03:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:24 – 04:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:05 – 04:46
- 12♂︎ Mars04:46 – 05:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Saturday, 23 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:28 and sets at 21:13: the day lasts 15h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:27, lasts 8h 15m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:28 to 06:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.