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 Monday, 17 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 20:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:16 – 07:28
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:28 – 08:40
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:40 – 09:52
- 4♂︎ Mars09:52 – 11:03
- 5☉︎ Sun11:03 – 12:15
- 6♀︎ Venus12:15 – 13:27
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:27 – 14:39
- 8☽︎ Moon14:39 – 15:51
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:51 – 17:02
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:02 – 18:14
- 11♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:26
- 12☉︎ Sun19:26 – 20:38
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:38 – 21:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:26 – 22:14
- 3☽︎ Moon22:14 – 23:03
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:03 – 23:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:51 – 00:39
- 6♂︎ Mars00:39 – 01:28
- 7☉︎ Sun01:28 – 02:16
- 8♀︎ Venus02:16 – 03:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:04 – 03:53
- 10☽︎ Moon03:53 – 04:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:41 – 05:29
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:29 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Monday, 17 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 20:38: the day lasts 14h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 9h 40m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:16 to 07:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.