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, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 20:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:06
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:05 – 07:19
- 2♀︎ Venus07:19 – 08:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:33 – 09:46
- 4☽︎ Moon09:46 – 11:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:00 – 12:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:14 – 13:28
- 7♂︎ Mars13:28 – 14:42
- 8☉︎ Sun14:42 – 15:56
- 9♀︎ Venus15:56 – 17:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:10 – 18:24
- 11☽︎ Moon18:24 – 19:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:38 – 20:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:52 – 21:39
- 2♂︎ Mars21:39 – 22:25
- 3☉︎ Sun22:25 – 23:11
- 4♀︎ Venus23:11 – 23:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:57 – 00:43
- 6☽︎ Moon00:43 – 01:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:29 – 02:15
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:15 – 03:01
- 9♂︎ Mars03:01 – 03:48
- 10☉︎ Sun03:48 – 04:34
- 11♀︎ Venus04:34 – 05:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:20 – 06:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 20:52: the day lasts 14h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:06, lasts 9h 14m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:05 to 07:19: 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.