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 Friday, 24 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 21:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:44
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:42 – 07:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:00 – 08:18
- 3☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 12:12
- 6♂︎ Mars12:12 – 13:30
- 7☉︎ Sun13:30 – 14:47
- 8♀︎ Venus14:47 – 16:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:05 – 17:23
- 10☽︎ Moon17:23 – 18:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:41 – 19:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:59 – 21:17
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:17 – 21:59
- 2☉︎ Sun21:59 – 22:41
- 3♀︎ Venus22:41 – 23:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:23 – 00:06
- 5☽︎ Moon00:06 – 00:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:48 – 01:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:12
- 8♂︎ Mars02:12 – 02:55
- 9☉︎ Sun02:55 – 03:37
- 10♀︎ Venus03:37 – 04:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:19 – 05:01
- 12☽︎ Moon05:01 – 05:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Friday, 24 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 21:17: the day lasts 15h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 8h 27m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:42 to 07:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.