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, 1 January 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:21
- Sunset
- 16:33
- 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 – 11:05
- 5♂︎ Mars11:05 – 11:46
- 6☉︎ Sun11:46 – 12:27
- 7♀︎ Venus12:27 – 13:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:08 – 13:49
- 9☽︎ Moon13:49 – 14:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:30 – 15:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:11 – 15:52
- 12♂︎ Mars15:52 – 16:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:33 – 17:52
- 2♀︎ Venus17:52 – 19:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:11 – 20:30
- 4☽︎ Moon20:30 – 21:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:49 – 23:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:08 – 00:27
- 7♂︎ Mars00:27 – 01:46
- 8☉︎ Sun01:46 – 03:05
- 9♀︎ Venus03:05 – 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, 1 January 2025, the Sun rises at 08:21 and sets at 16:33: the day lasts 8h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:21, lasts 15h 48m: 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.