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, 18 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 21:24
- Next sunrise
- 05:36
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:35 – 06:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:54 – 08:13
- 3♂︎ Mars08:13 – 09:32
- 4☉︎ Sun09:32 – 10:51
- 5♀︎ Venus10:51 – 12:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:10 – 13:29
- 7☽︎ Moon13:29 – 14:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 16:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 17:27
- 10♂︎ Mars17:27 – 18:46
- 11☉︎ Sun18:46 – 20:05
- 12♀︎ Venus20:05 – 21:24
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:24 – 22:05
- 2☽︎ Moon22:05 – 22:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 23:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:27 – 00:08
- 5♂︎ Mars00:08 – 00:49
- 6☉︎ Sun00:49 – 01:30
- 7♀︎ Venus01:30 – 02:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:11 – 02:52
- 9☽︎ Moon02:52 – 03:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:33 – 04:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:14 – 04:55
- 12♂︎ Mars04:55 – 05:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Saturday, 18 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 21:24: the day lasts 15h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 8h 12m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:35 to 06:54: 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.