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, 16 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:01 – 08:03
- 2☽︎ Moon08:03 – 09:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:06 – 10:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:09 – 11:12
- 5♂︎ Mars11:12 – 12:15
- 6☉︎ Sun12:15 – 13:18
- 7♀︎ Venus13:18 – 14:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:21 – 15:24
- 9☽︎ Moon15:24 – 16:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:26 – 17:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:29 – 18:32
- 12♂︎ Mars18:32 – 19:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:35 – 20:32
- 2♀︎ Venus20:32 – 21:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:30 – 22:27
- 4☽︎ Moon22:27 – 23:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:24 – 00:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:21 – 01:19
- 7♂︎ Mars01:19 – 02:16
- 8☉︎ Sun02:16 – 03:13
- 9♀︎ Venus03:13 – 04:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:10 – 05:08
- 11☽︎ Moon05:08 – 06:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:05 – 07:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Wednesday, 16 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 12h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 11h 27m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:01 to 08:03: 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.