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, 9 December 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:09
- Sunset
- 16:22
- Next sunrise
- 08:10
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:09 – 08:50
- 2☉︎ Sun08:50 – 09:31
- 3♀︎ Venus09:31 – 10:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:12 – 10:54
- 5☽︎ Moon10:54 – 11:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:35 – 12:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:16 – 12:57
- 8♂︎ Mars12:57 – 13:38
- 9☉︎ Sun13:38 – 14:19
- 10♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:00
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 15:41
- 12☽︎ Moon15:41 – 16:22
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:22 – 17:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:41 – 19:00
- 3♂︎ Mars19:00 – 20:19
- 4☉︎ Sun20:19 – 21:38
- 5♀︎ Venus21:38 – 22:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:57 – 00:16
- 7☽︎ Moon00:16 – 01:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:35 – 02:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:54 – 04:13
- 10♂︎ Mars04:13 – 05:32
- 11☉︎ Sun05:32 – 06:51
- 12♀︎ Venus06:51 – 08:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Tuesday, 9 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:09 and sets at 16:22: the day lasts 8h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:10, lasts 15h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:09 to 08:50: 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.