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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 16:25
- Next sunrise
- 08:02
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:01 – 08:43
- 2☽︎ Moon08:43 – 09:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:25 – 10:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:07 – 10:49
- 5♂︎ Mars10:49 – 11:31
- 6☉︎ Sun11:31 – 12:13
- 7♀︎ Venus12:13 – 12:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 13:37
- 9☽︎ Moon13:37 – 14:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:19 – 15:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:01 – 15:43
- 12♂︎ Mars15:43 – 16:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:25 – 17:43
- 2♀︎ Venus17:43 – 19:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:01 – 20:19
- 4☽︎ Moon20:19 – 21:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:37 – 22:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:55 – 00:13
- 7♂︎ Mars00:13 – 01:31
- 8☉︎ Sun01:31 – 02:49
- 9♀︎ Venus02:49 – 04:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:08 – 05:26
- 11☽︎ Moon05:26 – 06:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:44 – 08:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 16:25: the day lasts 8h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:02, lasts 15h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:01 to 08:43: 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.