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 Sunday, 20 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 19:26
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:07 – 08:08
- 2♀︎ Venus08:08 – 09:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:10 – 10:11
- 4☽︎ Moon10:11 – 11:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:13 – 12:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:15 – 13:16
- 7♂︎ Mars13:16 – 14:18
- 8☉︎ Sun14:18 – 15:20
- 9♀︎ Venus15:20 – 16:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:21 – 17:23
- 11☽︎ Moon17:23 – 18:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:25 – 19:26
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:26 – 20:25
- 2♂︎ Mars20:25 – 21:23
- 3☉︎ Sun21:23 – 22:22
- 4♀︎ Venus22:22 – 23:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:20 – 00:19
- 6☽︎ Moon00:19 – 01:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:17 – 02:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:16 – 03:14
- 9♂︎ Mars03:14 – 04:13
- 10☉︎ Sun04:13 – 05:11
- 11♀︎ Venus05:11 – 06:10
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:10 – 07:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Sunday, 20 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 19:26: the day lasts 12h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 11h 42m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:07 to 08:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.