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, 27 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 21:18
- Next sunrise
- 05:23
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:24 – 06:44
- 2☽︎ Moon06:44 – 08:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:03 – 09:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:23 – 10:42
- 5♂︎ Mars10:42 – 12:02
- 6☉︎ Sun12:02 – 13:21
- 7♀︎ Venus13:21 – 14:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:40 – 16:00
- 9☽︎ Moon16:00 – 17:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:19 – 18:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:39 – 19:58
- 12♂︎ Mars19:58 – 21:18
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:18 – 21:58
- 2♀︎ Venus21:58 – 22:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:39 – 23:19
- 4☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 00:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:40 – 01:20
- 7♂︎ Mars01:20 – 02:01
- 8☉︎ Sun02:01 – 02:41
- 9♀︎ Venus02:41 – 03:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:22 – 04:02
- 11☽︎ Moon04:02 – 04:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:43 – 05:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Wednesday, 27 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 21:18: the day lasts 15h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 8h 06m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:24 to 06:44: 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.