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, 19 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 16:24
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:17 – 08:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:58 – 09:38
- 3♂︎ Mars09:38 – 10:19
- 4☉︎ Sun10:19 – 10:59
- 5♀︎ Venus10:59 – 11:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:40 – 12:20
- 7☽︎ Moon12:20 – 13:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:01 – 13:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:41 – 14:22
- 10♂︎ Mars14:22 – 15:03
- 11☉︎ Sun15:03 – 15:43
- 12♀︎ Venus15:43 – 16:24
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:24 – 17:43
- 2☽︎ Moon17:43 – 19:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:03 – 20:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:22 – 21:42
- 5♂︎ Mars21:42 – 23:01
- 6☉︎ Sun23:01 – 00:21
- 7♀︎ Venus00:21 – 01:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:40 – 03:00
- 9☽︎ Moon03:00 – 04:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:19 – 05:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:39 – 06:58
- 12♂︎ Mars06:58 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Saturday, 19 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 16:24: the day lasts 8h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 15h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:17 to 08:58: 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.