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 Tuesday, 21 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 21:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:39 – 06:57
- 2☉︎ Sun06:57 – 08:16
- 3♀︎ Venus08:16 – 09:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:34 – 10:53
- 5☽︎ Moon10:53 – 12:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:11 – 13:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:29 – 14:48
- 8♂︎ Mars14:48 – 16:06
- 9☉︎ Sun16:06 – 17:25
- 10♀︎ Venus17:25 – 18:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:43 – 20:02
- 12☽︎ Moon20:02 – 21:20
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:20 – 22:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:02 – 22:44
- 3♂︎ Mars22:44 – 23:25
- 4☉︎ Sun23:25 – 00:07
- 5♀︎ Venus00:07 – 00:48
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:48 – 01:30
- 7☽︎ Moon01:30 – 02:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:12 – 02:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:53 – 03:35
- 10♂︎ Mars03:35 – 04:17
- 11☉︎ Sun04:17 – 04:58
- 12♀︎ Venus04:58 – 05:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Tuesday, 21 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 21:20: the day lasts 15h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 8h 19m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:39 to 06:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.