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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:54
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Next sunrise
- 07:56
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:54 – 08:47
- 2☽︎ Moon08:47 – 09:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:39 – 10:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:31 – 11:23
- 5♂︎ Mars11:23 – 12:15
- 6☉︎ Sun12:15 – 13:08
- 7♀︎ Venus13:08 – 14:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:00 – 14:52
- 9☽︎ Moon14:52 – 15:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:44 – 16:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:36 – 17:29
- 12♂︎ Mars17:29 – 18:21
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:21 – 19:29
- 2♀︎ Venus19:29 – 20:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:37 – 21:45
- 4☽︎ Moon21:45 – 22:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:53 – 00:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 01:08
- 7♂︎ Mars01:08 – 02:16
- 8☉︎ Sun02:16 – 03:24
- 9♀︎ Venus03:24 – 04:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:32 – 05:40
- 11☽︎ Moon05:40 – 06:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:48 – 07:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:54 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 10h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:56, lasts 13h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:54 to 08:47: 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.