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, 18 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 16:23
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:17 – 08:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:57 – 09:38
- 3☽︎ Moon09:38 – 10:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:18 – 10:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:59 – 11:39
- 6♂︎ Mars11:39 – 12:20
- 7☉︎ Sun12:20 – 13:00
- 8♀︎ Venus13:00 – 13:41
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:41 – 14:22
- 10☽︎ Moon14:22 – 15:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:02 – 15:43
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:43 – 16:23
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:23 – 17:43
- 2☉︎ Sun17:43 – 19:02
- 3♀︎ Venus19:02 – 20:22
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:22 – 21:41
- 5☽︎ Moon21:41 – 23:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 00:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:20 – 01:40
- 8♂︎ Mars01:40 – 02:59
- 9☉︎ Sun02:59 – 04:19
- 10♀︎ Venus04:19 – 05:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:38 – 06:58
- 12☽︎ Moon06:58 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Friday, 18 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 16:23: the day lasts 8h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 15h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:17 to 08:57: 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.