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, 22 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 20:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:24 – 07:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:34 – 08:44
- 3♂︎ Mars08:44 – 09:55
- 4☉︎ Sun09:55 – 11:05
- 5♀︎ Venus11:05 – 12:15
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:15 – 13:26
- 7☽︎ Moon13:26 – 14:36
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:36 – 15:47
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:47 – 16:57
- 10♂︎ Mars16:57 – 18:07
- 11☉︎ Sun18:07 – 19:18
- 12♀︎ Venus19:18 – 20:28
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:28 – 21:18
- 2☽︎ Moon21:18 – 22:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:08 – 22:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:57 – 23:47
- 5♂︎ Mars23:47 – 00:37
- 6☉︎ Sun00:37 – 01:27
- 7♀︎ Venus01:27 – 02:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:16 – 03:06
- 9☽︎ Moon03:06 – 03:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:56 – 04:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:46 – 05:35
- 12♂︎ Mars05:35 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Saturday, 22 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 20:28: the day lasts 14h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 9h 57m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:24 to 07:34: 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.