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 Monday, 21 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:18
- Sunset
- 16:24
- Next sunrise
- 08:19
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:18 – 08:59
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:59 – 09:39
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:39 – 10:20
- 4♂︎ Mars10:20 – 11:00
- 5☉︎ Sun11:00 – 11:41
- 6♀︎ Venus11:41 – 12:21
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:21 – 13:02
- 8☽︎ Moon13:02 – 13:42
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:42 – 14:23
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:23 – 15:03
- 11♂︎ Mars15:03 – 15:44
- 12☉︎ Sun15:44 – 16:24
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:24 – 17:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:44 – 19:04
- 3☽︎ Moon19:04 – 20:23
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:23 – 21:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:43 – 23:02
- 6♂︎ Mars23:02 – 00:22
- 7☉︎ Sun00:22 – 01:41
- 8♀︎ Venus01:41 – 03:01
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:01 – 04:20
- 10☽︎ Moon04:20 – 05:40
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:40 – 06:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:59 – 08:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Monday, 21 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:18 and sets at 16:24: the day lasts 8h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:19, lasts 15h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:18 to 08:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.