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 Tuesday, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:53
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 07:54
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:53 – 08:45
- 2☉︎ Sun08:45 – 09:38
- 3♀︎ Venus09:38 – 10:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:30 – 11:23
- 5☽︎ Moon11:23 – 12:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:15 – 13:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:08 – 14:00
- 8♂︎ Mars14:00 – 14:53
- 9☉︎ Sun14:53 – 15:45
- 10♀︎ Venus15:45 – 16:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:38 – 17:30
- 12☽︎ Moon17:30 – 18:23
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:23 – 19:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:30 – 20:38
- 3♂︎ Mars20:38 – 21:46
- 4☉︎ Sun21:46 – 22:53
- 5♀︎ Venus22:53 – 00:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:01 – 01:09
- 7☽︎ Moon01:09 – 02:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:16 – 03:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:24 – 04:32
- 10♂︎ Mars04:32 – 05:39
- 11☉︎ Sun05:39 – 06:47
- 12♀︎ Venus06:47 – 07:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:53 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 10h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:54, lasts 13h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:53 to 08:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.