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, 4 May 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 20:46
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:56 – 07:10
- 2☉︎ Sun07:10 – 08:24
- 3♀︎ Venus08:24 – 09:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:38 – 10:52
- 5☽︎ Moon10:52 – 12:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:07 – 13:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:21 – 14:35
- 8♂︎ Mars14:35 – 15:49
- 9☉︎ Sun15:49 – 17:03
- 10♀︎ Venus17:03 – 18:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:17 – 19:32
- 12☽︎ Moon19:32 – 20:46
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:46 – 21:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:31 – 22:17
- 3♂︎ Mars22:17 – 23:03
- 4☉︎ Sun23:03 – 23:48
- 5♀︎ Venus23:48 – 00:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:34 – 01:20
- 7☽︎ Moon01:20 – 02:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:06 – 02:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:51 – 03:37
- 10♂︎ Mars03:37 – 04:23
- 11☉︎ Sun04:23 – 05:08
- 12♀︎ Venus05:08 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Tuesday, 4 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 20:46: the day lasts 14h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 9h 08m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:56 to 07:10: 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.