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 Wednesday, 3 March 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 07:59
- 2☽︎ Moon07:59 – 08:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:54 – 09:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:50 – 10:45
- 5♂︎ Mars10:45 – 11:40
- 6☉︎ Sun11:40 – 12:36
- 7♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:31 – 14:27
- 9☽︎ Moon14:27 – 15:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:22 – 16:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:18 – 17:13
- 12♂︎ Mars17:13 – 18:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:08 – 19:13
- 2♀︎ Venus19:13 – 20:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:17 – 21:22
- 4☽︎ Moon21:22 – 22:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:26 – 23:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 00:35
- 7♂︎ Mars00:35 – 01:39
- 8☉︎ Sun01:39 – 02:44
- 9♀︎ Venus02:44 – 03:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:48 – 04:52
- 11☽︎ Moon04:52 – 05:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:57 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Wednesday, 3 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 11h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 12h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:03 to 07:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.