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, 9 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:25
- Sunset
- 21:31
- Next sunrise
- 05:26
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:25 – 06:46
- 2♂︎ Mars06:46 – 08:06
- 3☉︎ Sun08:06 – 09:27
- 4♀︎ Venus09:27 – 10:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:47 – 12:08
- 6☽︎ Moon12:08 – 13:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:28 – 14:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:49 – 16:09
- 9♂︎ Mars16:09 – 17:30
- 10☉︎ Sun17:30 – 18:50
- 11♀︎ Venus18:50 – 20:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury20:11 – 21:31
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:31 – 22:11
- 2♄︎ Saturn22:11 – 22:51
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:51 – 23:30
- 4♂︎ Mars23:30 – 00:10
- 5☉︎ Sun00:10 – 00:49
- 6♀︎ Venus00:49 – 01:29
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:29 – 02:08
- 8☽︎ Moon02:08 – 02:48
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:48 – 03:28
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:28 – 04:07
- 11♂︎ Mars04:07 – 04:47
- 12☉︎ Sun04:47 – 05:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Thursday, 9 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:25 and sets at 21:31: the day lasts 16h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:26, lasts 7h 55m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:25 to 06:46: 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.