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 Sunday, 20 April 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 20:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:21 – 07:31
- 2♀︎ Venus07:31 – 08:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:41 – 09:52
- 4☽︎ Moon09:52 – 11:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:02 – 12:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:12 – 13:23
- 7♂︎ Mars13:23 – 14:33
- 8☉︎ Sun14:33 – 15:44
- 9♀︎ Venus15:44 – 16:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:54 – 18:04
- 11☽︎ Moon18:04 – 19:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:15 – 20:25
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:25 – 21:14
- 2♂︎ Mars21:14 – 22:04
- 3☉︎ Sun22:04 – 22:53
- 4♀︎ Venus22:53 – 23:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:43 – 00:32
- 6☽︎ Moon00:32 – 01:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:22 – 02:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:11 – 03:01
- 9♂︎ Mars03:01 – 03:50
- 10☉︎ Sun03:50 – 04:40
- 11♀︎ Venus04:40 – 05:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:29 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Sunday, 20 April 2025, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 20:25: the day lasts 14h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 9h 54m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:21 to 07:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.