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 Saturday, 12 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:12
- Sunset
- 16:22
- Next sunrise
- 08:13
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:12 – 08:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:53 – 09:34
- 3♂︎ Mars09:34 – 10:14
- 4☉︎ Sun10:14 – 10:55
- 5♀︎ Venus10:55 – 11:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:36 – 12:17
- 7☽︎ Moon12:17 – 12:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:58 – 13:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:39 – 14:20
- 10♂︎ Mars14:20 – 15:00
- 11☉︎ Sun15:00 – 15:41
- 12♀︎ Venus15:41 – 16:22
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:22 – 17:41
- 2☽︎ Moon17:41 – 19:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:01 – 20:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:20 – 21:39
- 5♂︎ Mars21:39 – 22:58
- 6☉︎ Sun22:58 – 00:17
- 7♀︎ Venus00:17 – 01:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:37 – 02:56
- 9☽︎ Moon02:56 – 04:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 05:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:34 – 06:54
- 12♂︎ Mars06:54 – 08:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Saturday, 12 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:12 and sets at 16:22: the day lasts 8h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:13, lasts 15h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:12 to 08:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.