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 Wednesday, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:21
- Sunset
- 16:31
- Next sunrise
- 08:21
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:21 – 09:02
- 2☽︎ Moon09:02 – 09:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:24 – 11:04
- 5♂︎ Mars11:04 – 11:45
- 6☉︎ Sun11:45 – 12:26
- 7♀︎ Venus12:26 – 13:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:07 – 13:48
- 9☽︎ Moon13:48 – 14:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:28 – 15:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:09 – 15:50
- 12♂︎ Mars15:50 – 16:31
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:31 – 17:50
- 2♀︎ Venus17:50 – 19:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:09 – 20:28
- 4☽︎ Moon20:28 – 21:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:48 – 23:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:07 – 00:26
- 7♂︎ Mars00:26 – 01:45
- 8☉︎ Sun01:45 – 03:04
- 9♀︎ Venus03:04 – 04:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:24 – 05:43
- 11☽︎ Moon05:43 – 07:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:02 – 08:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:21 and sets at 16:31: the day lasts 8h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:21, lasts 15h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:21 to 09:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.