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, 4 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 20:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:43 – 07:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:49 – 08:56
- 3☽︎ Moon08:56 – 10:02
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:02 – 11:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:09 – 12:15
- 6♂︎ Mars12:15 – 13:22
- 7☉︎ Sun13:22 – 14:28
- 8♀︎ Venus14:28 – 15:35
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:35 – 16:42
- 10☽︎ Moon16:42 – 17:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:48 – 18:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:55 – 20:01
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:01 – 20:55
- 2☉︎ Sun20:55 – 21:48
- 3♀︎ Venus21:48 – 22:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:42 – 23:35
- 5☽︎ Moon23:35 – 00:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:29 – 01:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:23 – 02:16
- 8♂︎ Mars02:16 – 03:10
- 9☉︎ Sun03:10 – 04:04
- 10♀︎ Venus04:04 – 04:57
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:57 – 05:51
- 12☽︎ Moon05:51 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Friday, 4 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 20:01: the day lasts 13h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 10h 43m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:43 to 07:49: 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.