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, 23 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 20:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:25 – 07:35
- 2♀︎ Venus07:35 – 08:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:45 – 09:55
- 4☽︎ Moon09:55 – 11:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:05 – 12:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:15 – 13:26
- 7♂︎ Mars13:26 – 14:36
- 8☉︎ Sun14:36 – 15:46
- 9♀︎ Venus15:46 – 16:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:56 – 18:06
- 11☽︎ Moon18:06 – 19:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:16 – 20:26
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:26 – 21:16
- 2♂︎ Mars21:16 – 22:06
- 3☉︎ Sun22:06 – 22:56
- 4♀︎ Venus22:56 – 23:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:46 – 00:36
- 6☽︎ Moon00:36 – 01:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:26 – 02:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:16 – 03:06
- 9♂︎ Mars03:06 – 03:56
- 10☉︎ Sun03:56 – 04:46
- 11♀︎ Venus04:46 – 05:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:37 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Sunday, 23 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 20:26: the day lasts 14h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 10h 01m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:25 to 07:35: 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.