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, 8 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:20
- Sunset
- 16:41
- Next sunrise
- 08:19
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:20 – 09:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:01 – 09:43
- 3☽︎ Moon09:43 – 10:25
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:25 – 11:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:07 – 11:48
- 6♂︎ Mars11:48 – 12:30
- 7☉︎ Sun12:30 – 13:12
- 8♀︎ Venus13:12 – 13:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:54 – 14:35
- 10☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 15:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:59 – 16:41
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:41 – 17:59
- 2☉︎ Sun17:59 – 19:17
- 3♀︎ Venus19:17 – 20:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:35 – 21:53
- 5☽︎ Moon21:53 – 23:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:12 – 00:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:48
- 8♂︎ Mars01:48 – 03:06
- 9☉︎ Sun03:06 – 04:25
- 10♀︎ Venus04:25 – 05:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:43 – 07:01
- 12☽︎ Moon07:01 – 08:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Friday, 8 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:20 and sets at 16:41: the day lasts 8h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:19, lasts 15h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:20 to 09:01: 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.