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, 8 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 19:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:49 – 07:54
- 2☉︎ Sun07:54 – 08:59
- 3♀︎ Venus08:59 – 10:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:05 – 11:10
- 5☽︎ Moon11:10 – 12:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:15 – 13:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:21 – 14:26
- 8♂︎ Mars14:26 – 15:31
- 9☉︎ Sun15:31 – 16:37
- 10♀︎ Venus16:37 – 17:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:42 – 18:47
- 12☽︎ Moon18:47 – 19:52
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:52 – 20:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:47 – 21:42
- 3♂︎ Mars21:42 – 22:37
- 4☉︎ Sun22:37 – 23:32
- 5♀︎ Venus23:32 – 00:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:27 – 01:21
- 7☽︎ Moon01:21 – 02:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:16 – 03:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:11 – 04:06
- 10♂︎ Mars04:06 – 05:01
- 11☉︎ Sun05:01 – 05:55
- 12♀︎ Venus05:55 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Tuesday, 8 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 19:52: the day lasts 13h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 10h 58m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:49 to 07:54: 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.