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 Wednesday, 9 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:50 – 07:55
- 2☽︎ Moon07:55 – 09:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 10:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:05 – 11:10
- 5♂︎ Mars11:10 – 12:15
- 6☉︎ Sun12:15 – 13:20
- 7♀︎ Venus13:20 – 14:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:30
- 9☽︎ Moon15:30 – 16:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:35 – 17:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:40 – 18:45
- 12♂︎ Mars18:45 – 19:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:50 – 20:45
- 2♀︎ Venus20:45 – 21:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:41 – 22:36
- 4☽︎ Moon22:36 – 23:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:31 – 00:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:26 – 01:21
- 7♂︎ Mars01:21 – 02:16
- 8☉︎ Sun02:16 – 03:11
- 9♀︎ Venus03:11 – 04:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 05:01
- 11☽︎ Moon05:01 – 05:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:57 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 19:50: the day lasts 13h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 11h 01m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:50 to 07:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.