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 Thursday, 24 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:20
- Sunset
- 16:26
- Next sunrise
- 08:20
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:20 – 09:00
- 2♂︎ Mars09:00 – 09:41
- 3☉︎ Sun09:41 – 10:21
- 4♀︎ Venus10:21 – 11:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:02 – 11:42
- 6☽︎ Moon11:42 – 12:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:23 – 13:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:03 – 13:44
- 9♂︎ Mars13:44 – 14:25
- 10☉︎ Sun14:25 – 15:05
- 11♀︎ Venus15:05 – 15:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:46 – 16:26
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:26 – 17:46
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:46 – 19:05
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:05 – 20:25
- 4♂︎ Mars20:25 – 21:44
- 5☉︎ Sun21:44 – 23:04
- 6♀︎ Venus23:04 – 00:23
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:23 – 01:43
- 8☽︎ Moon01:43 – 03:02
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:02 – 04:22
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:22 – 05:41
- 11♂︎ Mars05:41 – 07:01
- 12☉︎ Sun07:01 – 08:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Thursday, 24 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:20 and sets at 16:26: the day lasts 8h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:20, lasts 15h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:20 to 09:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.