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, 12 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:18
- Sunset
- 16:46
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:18 – 09:00
- 2☉︎ Sun09:00 – 09:42
- 3♀︎ Venus09:42 – 10:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:25 – 11:07
- 5☽︎ Moon11:07 – 11:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:49 – 12:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:32 – 13:14
- 8♂︎ Mars13:14 – 13:56
- 9☉︎ Sun13:56 – 14:39
- 10♀︎ Venus14:39 – 15:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:21 – 16:04
- 12☽︎ Moon16:04 – 16:46
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:46 – 18:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:04 – 19:21
- 3♂︎ Mars19:21 – 20:39
- 4☉︎ Sun20:39 – 21:56
- 5♀︎ Venus21:56 – 23:14
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:14 – 00:31
- 7☽︎ Moon00:31 – 01:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:49 – 03:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:07 – 04:24
- 10♂︎ Mars04:24 – 05:42
- 11☉︎ Sun05:42 – 06:59
- 12♀︎ Venus06:59 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Tuesday, 12 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:18 and sets at 16:46: the day lasts 8h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 15h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:18 to 09:00: 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.