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, 30 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 19:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:22 – 08:20
- 2☽︎ Moon08:20 – 09:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:19 – 10:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:17 – 11:16
- 5♂︎ Mars11:16 – 12:14
- 6☉︎ Sun12:14 – 13:13
- 7♀︎ Venus13:13 – 14:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 15:10
- 9☽︎ Moon15:10 – 16:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:09 – 17:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:07 – 18:06
- 12♂︎ Mars18:06 – 19:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:04 – 20:06
- 2♀︎ Venus20:06 – 21:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 22:09
- 4☽︎ Moon22:09 – 23:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:11 – 00:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:12 – 01:14
- 7♂︎ Mars01:14 – 02:15
- 8☉︎ Sun02:15 – 03:17
- 9♀︎ Venus03:17 – 04:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:18 – 05:20
- 11☽︎ Moon05:20 – 06:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:22 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Wednesday, 30 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 19:04: the day lasts 11h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 12h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:22 to 08:20: 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.