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 Saturday, 17 May 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 21:05
- Next sunrise
- 05:34
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:35 – 06:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:53 – 08:10
- 3♂︎ Mars08:10 – 09:28
- 4☉︎ Sun09:28 – 10:45
- 5♀︎ Venus10:45 – 12:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:03 – 13:20
- 7☽︎ Moon13:20 – 14:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:38 – 15:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:55 – 17:13
- 10♂︎ Mars17:13 – 18:30
- 11☉︎ Sun18:30 – 19:48
- 12♀︎ Venus19:48 – 21:05
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:05 – 21:48
- 2☽︎ Moon21:48 – 22:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:30 – 23:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 23:55
- 5♂︎ Mars23:55 – 00:37
- 6☉︎ Sun00:37 – 01:20
- 7♀︎ Venus01:20 – 02:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:02 – 02:44
- 9☽︎ Moon02:44 – 03:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:27 – 04:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:09 – 04:52
- 12♂︎ Mars04:52 – 05:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Saturday, 17 May 2025, the Sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 21:05: the day lasts 15h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:34, lasts 8h 29m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:35 to 06:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.