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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 21:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:55 – 07:10
- 2♀︎ Venus07:10 – 08:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:26 – 09:42
- 4☽︎ Moon09:42 – 10:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 12:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:13 – 13:29
- 7♂︎ Mars13:29 – 14:45
- 8☉︎ Sun14:45 – 16:01
- 9♀︎ Venus16:01 – 17:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:17 – 18:32
- 11☽︎ Moon18:32 – 19:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:48 – 21:04
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:04 – 21:48
- 2♂︎ Mars21:48 – 22:33
- 3☉︎ Sun22:33 – 23:17
- 4♀︎ Venus23:17 – 00:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:01 – 00:46
- 6☽︎ Moon00:46 – 01:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:30 – 02:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:14 – 02:59
- 9♂︎ Mars02:59 – 03:43
- 10☉︎ Sun03:43 – 04:27
- 11♀︎ Venus04:27 – 05:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 21:04: the day lasts 15h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 8h 52m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:55 to 07:10: 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.