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 Tuesday, 25 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 20:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:28 – 07:38
- 2☉︎ Sun07:38 – 08:47
- 3♀︎ Venus08:47 – 09:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:57 – 11:06
- 5☽︎ Moon11:06 – 12:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:16 – 13:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:25 – 14:35
- 8♂︎ Mars14:35 – 15:44
- 9☉︎ Sun15:44 – 16:53
- 10♀︎ Venus16:53 – 18:03
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:03 – 19:12
- 12☽︎ Moon19:12 – 20:22
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:22 – 21:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:13 – 22:03
- 3♂︎ Mars22:03 – 22:54
- 4☉︎ Sun22:54 – 23:44
- 5♀︎ Venus23:44 – 00:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:35 – 01:26
- 7☽︎ Moon01:26 – 02:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:16 – 03:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:07 – 03:58
- 10♂︎ Mars03:58 – 04:48
- 11☉︎ Sun04:48 – 05:39
- 12♀︎ Venus05:39 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Tuesday, 25 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 20:22: the day lasts 13h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 10h 08m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:28 to 07:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.