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 Friday, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:35 – 08:31
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:27
- 3☽︎ Moon09:27 – 10:23
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:23 – 11:19
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:19 – 12:14
- 6♂︎ Mars12:14 – 13:10
- 7☉︎ Sun13:10 – 14:06
- 8♀︎ Venus14:06 – 15:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:02 – 15:58
- 10☽︎ Moon15:58 – 16:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:54 – 17:49
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:49 – 18:45
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:45 – 19:49
- 2☉︎ Sun19:49 – 20:54
- 3♀︎ Venus20:54 – 21:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:58 – 23:02
- 5☽︎ Moon23:02 – 00:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:07 – 01:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 02:15
- 8♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:20
- 9☉︎ Sun03:20 – 04:24
- 10♀︎ Venus04:24 – 05:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:28 – 06:33
- 12☽︎ Moon06:33 – 07:37
Other cities · Ukraine
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 18:45: the day lasts 11h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 12h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:35 to 08:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.