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 Tuesday, 22 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:19
- Sunset
- 16:25
- Next sunrise
- 08:19
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:19 – 08:59
- 2☉︎ Sun08:59 – 09:40
- 3♀︎ Venus09:40 – 10:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:20 – 11:01
- 5☽︎ Moon11:01 – 11:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:41 – 12:22
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:22 – 13:02
- 8♂︎ Mars13:02 – 13:43
- 9☉︎ Sun13:43 – 14:23
- 10♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:04 – 15:44
- 12☽︎ Moon15:44 – 16:25
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:44 – 19:04
- 3♂︎ Mars19:04 – 20:24
- 4☉︎ Sun20:24 – 21:43
- 5♀︎ Venus21:43 – 23:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:03 – 00:22
- 7☽︎ Moon00:22 – 01:42
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:42 – 03:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:01 – 04:21
- 10♂︎ Mars04:21 – 05:40
- 11☉︎ Sun05:40 – 07:00
- 12♀︎ Venus07:00 – 08:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Tuesday, 22 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:19 and sets at 16:25: 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?
Mars, from 08:19 to 08:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.