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 Sunday, 12 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 21:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:29
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:28 – 06:48
- 2♀︎ Venus06:48 – 08:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:09 – 09:29
- 4☽︎ Moon09:29 – 10:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:49 – 12:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:09 – 13:29
- 7♂︎ Mars13:29 – 14:49
- 8☉︎ Sun14:49 – 16:09
- 9♀︎ Venus16:09 – 17:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:29 – 18:49
- 11☽︎ Moon18:49 – 20:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:09 – 21:29
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:29 – 22:09
- 2♂︎ Mars22:09 – 22:49
- 3☉︎ Sun22:49 – 23:29
- 4♀︎ Venus23:29 – 00:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:09 – 00:49
- 6☽︎ Moon00:49 – 01:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:29 – 02:09
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:09 – 02:49
- 9♂︎ Mars02:49 – 03:29
- 10☉︎ Sun03:29 – 04:09
- 11♀︎ Venus04:09 – 04:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 05:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Sunday, 12 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:28 and sets at 21:29: the day lasts 16h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:29, lasts 8h 00m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:28 to 06:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.