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, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:03
- Sunset
- 16:24
- Next sunrise
- 08:04
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:03 – 08:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:45 – 09:27
- 3☽︎ Moon09:27 – 10:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:08 – 10:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:32
- 6♂︎ Mars11:32 – 12:13
- 7☉︎ Sun12:13 – 12:55
- 8♀︎ Venus12:55 – 13:37
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:37 – 14:19
- 10☽︎ Moon14:19 – 15:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:00 – 15:42
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:42 – 16:24
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:24 – 17:42
- 2☉︎ Sun17:42 – 19:01
- 3♀︎ Venus19:01 – 20:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:19 – 21:37
- 5☽︎ Moon21:37 – 22:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:56 – 00:14
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:14 – 01:32
- 8♂︎ Mars01:32 – 02:51
- 9☉︎ Sun02:51 – 04:09
- 10♀︎ Venus04:09 – 05:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:28 – 06:46
- 12☽︎ Moon06:46 – 08:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:03 and sets at 16:24: the day lasts 8h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:04, lasts 15h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:03 to 08:45: 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.
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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.