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 Friday, 2 May 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 20:43
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:58 – 07:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:12 – 08:26
- 3☽︎ Moon08:26 – 09:40
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:40 – 10:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:53 – 12:07
- 6♂︎ Mars12:07 – 13:21
- 7☉︎ Sun13:21 – 14:35
- 8♀︎ Venus14:35 – 15:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:48 – 17:02
- 10☽︎ Moon17:02 – 18:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:16 – 19:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:30 – 20:43
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:43 – 21:30
- 2☉︎ Sun21:30 – 22:16
- 3♀︎ Venus22:16 – 23:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:02 – 23:48
- 5☽︎ Moon23:48 – 00:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:34 – 01:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 02:06
- 8♂︎ Mars02:06 – 02:52
- 9☉︎ Sun02:52 – 03:38
- 10♀︎ Venus03:38 – 04:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:24 – 05:11
- 12☽︎ Moon05:11 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Friday, 2 May 2025, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 20:43: the day lasts 14h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 9h 13m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:58 to 07:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.