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 Tuesday, 20 May 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 21:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:32 – 06:50
- 2☉︎ Sun06:50 – 08:08
- 3♀︎ Venus08:08 – 09:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:26 – 10:44
- 5☽︎ Moon10:44 – 12:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:02 – 13:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:20 – 14:39
- 8♂︎ Mars14:39 – 15:57
- 9☉︎ Sun15:57 – 17:15
- 10♀︎ Venus17:15 – 18:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:33 – 19:51
- 12☽︎ Moon19:51 – 21:09
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:09 – 21:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:51 – 22:33
- 3♂︎ Mars22:33 – 23:15
- 4☉︎ Sun23:15 – 23:56
- 5♀︎ Venus23:56 – 00:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:38 – 01:20
- 7☽︎ Moon01:20 – 02:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:02 – 02:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:43 – 03:25
- 10♂︎ Mars03:25 – 04:07
- 11☉︎ Sun04:07 – 04:49
- 12♀︎ Venus04:49 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Tuesday, 20 May 2025, the Sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 21:09: the day lasts 15h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 8h 21m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:32 to 06:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.