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, 4 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:29
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:28 – 08:25
- 2♀︎ Venus08:25 – 09:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:22 – 10:20
- 4☽︎ Moon10:20 – 11:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:17 – 12:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:14 – 13:12
- 7♂︎ Mars13:12 – 14:09
- 8☉︎ Sun14:09 – 15:06
- 9♀︎ Venus15:06 – 16:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:04 – 17:01
- 11☽︎ Moon17:01 – 17:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:58 – 18:56
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:56 – 19:59
- 2♂︎ Mars19:59 – 21:01
- 3☉︎ Sun21:01 – 22:04
- 4♀︎ Venus22:04 – 23:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:07 – 00:10
- 6☽︎ Moon00:10 – 01:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:12 – 02:15
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:15 – 03:18
- 9♂︎ Mars03:18 – 04:21
- 10☉︎ Sun04:21 – 05:24
- 11♀︎ Venus05:24 – 06:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:26 – 07:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Sunday, 4 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 11h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:29, lasts 12h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:28 to 08:25: 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.