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 Friday, 28 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 20:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:34
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:33 – 07:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:41 – 08:50
- 3☽︎ Moon08:50 – 09:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 11:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:07 – 12:16
- 6♂︎ Mars12:16 – 13:24
- 7☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:33
- 8♀︎ Venus14:33 – 15:41
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:41 – 16:50
- 10☽︎ Moon16:50 – 17:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:59 – 19:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:07 – 20:16
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:16 – 21:07
- 2☉︎ Sun21:07 – 21:59
- 3♀︎ Venus21:59 – 22:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:50 – 23:42
- 5☽︎ Moon23:42 – 00:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:33 – 01:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:25 – 02:16
- 8♂︎ Mars02:16 – 03:08
- 9☉︎ Sun03:08 – 03:59
- 10♀︎ Venus03:59 – 04:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 05:42
- 12☽︎ Moon05:42 – 06:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Friday, 28 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 20:16: the day lasts 13h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:34, lasts 10h 18m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:33 to 07:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.