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 Saturday, 3 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:26 – 08:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:24 – 09:21
- 3♂︎ Mars09:21 – 10:19
- 4☉︎ Sun10:19 – 11:17
- 5♀︎ Venus11:17 – 12:14
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:14 – 13:12
- 7☽︎ Moon13:12 – 14:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:10 – 15:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:07 – 16:05
- 10♂︎ Mars16:05 – 17:03
- 11☉︎ Sun17:03 – 18:00
- 12♀︎ Venus18:00 – 18:58
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:58 – 20:00
- 2☽︎ Moon20:00 – 21:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:03 – 22:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:05 – 23:08
- 5♂︎ Mars23:08 – 00:10
- 6☉︎ Sun00:10 – 01:13
- 7♀︎ Venus01:13 – 02:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:15 – 03:18
- 9☽︎ Moon03:18 – 04:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:20 – 05:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:23 – 06:25
- 12♂︎ Mars06:25 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Saturday, 3 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 18:58: the day lasts 11h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 12h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:26 to 08:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.