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, 2 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:21
- Sunset
- 16:34
- Next sunrise
- 08:21
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:21 – 09:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:02 – 09:43
- 3♂︎ Mars09:43 – 10:24
- 4☉︎ Sun10:24 – 11:05
- 5♀︎ Venus11:05 – 11:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:46 – 12:27
- 7☽︎ Moon12:27 – 13:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:08 – 13:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:49 – 14:31
- 10♂︎ Mars14:31 – 15:12
- 11☉︎ Sun15:12 – 15:53
- 12♀︎ Venus15:53 – 16:34
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:34 – 17:53
- 2☽︎ Moon17:53 – 19:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:12 – 20:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:31 – 21:49
- 5♂︎ Mars21:49 – 23:08
- 6☉︎ Sun23:08 – 00:27
- 7♀︎ Venus00:27 – 01:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:46 – 03:05
- 9☽︎ Moon03:05 – 04:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:24 – 05:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:43 – 07:02
- 12♂︎ Mars07:02 – 08:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Saturday, 2 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:21 and sets at 16:34: the day lasts 8h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:21, lasts 15h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:21 to 09:02: 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.