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, 22 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 21:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:40 – 06:58
- 2☽︎ Moon06:58 – 08:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:16 – 09:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:35 – 10:53
- 5♂︎ Mars10:53 – 12:11
- 6☉︎ Sun12:11 – 13:30
- 7♀︎ Venus13:30 – 14:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:48 – 16:06
- 9☽︎ Moon16:06 – 17:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:24 – 18:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:43 – 20:01
- 12♂︎ Mars20:01 – 21:19
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:19 – 22:01
- 2♀︎ Venus22:01 – 22:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:43 – 23:25
- 4☽︎ Moon23:25 – 00:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:06 – 00:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:48 – 01:30
- 7♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:12
- 8☉︎ Sun02:12 – 02:54
- 9♀︎ Venus02:54 – 03:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:36 – 04:17
- 11☽︎ Moon04:17 – 04:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:59 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Wednesday, 22 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 21:19: the day lasts 15h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 8h 22m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:40 to 06:58: 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.