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, 19 December 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 16:24
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:17 – 08:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:58 – 09:39
- 3☽︎ Moon09:39 – 10:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:19 – 11:00
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:00 – 11:40
- 6♂︎ Mars11:40 – 12:21
- 7☉︎ Sun12:21 – 13:01
- 8♀︎ Venus13:01 – 13:42
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:42 – 14:22
- 10☽︎ Moon14:22 – 15:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:03 – 15:43
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:43 – 16:24
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:24 – 17:43
- 2☉︎ Sun17:43 – 19:03
- 3♀︎ Venus19:03 – 20:22
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:22 – 21:42
- 5☽︎ Moon21:42 – 23:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 00:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:21 – 01:40
- 8♂︎ Mars01:40 – 03:00
- 9☉︎ Sun03:00 – 04:19
- 10♀︎ Venus04:19 – 05:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:39 – 06:59
- 12☽︎ Moon06:59 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Friday, 19 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 16:24: the day lasts 8h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 15h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:17 to 08:58: 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.