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, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 20:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:03 – 07:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:17 – 08:32
- 3♂︎ Mars08:32 – 09:46
- 4☉︎ Sun09:46 – 11:00
- 5♀︎ Venus11:00 – 12:14
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:14 – 13:29
- 7☽︎ Moon13:29 – 14:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:43 – 15:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:57 – 17:11
- 10♂︎ Mars17:11 – 18:26
- 11☉︎ Sun18:26 – 19:40
- 12♀︎ Venus19:40 – 20:54
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:54 – 21:40
- 2☽︎ Moon21:40 – 22:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:26 – 23:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 23:58
- 5♂︎ Mars23:58 – 00:43
- 6☉︎ Sun00:43 – 01:29
- 7♀︎ Venus01:29 – 02:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:15 – 03:01
- 9☽︎ Moon03:01 – 03:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:47 – 04:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:33 – 05:19
- 12♂︎ Mars05:19 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 20:54: the day lasts 14h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 9h 10m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:03 to 07:17: 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.