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 Sunday, 9 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 20:53
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:48 – 07:03
- 2♀︎ Venus07:03 – 08:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:19 – 09:34
- 4☽︎ Moon09:34 – 10:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:49 – 12:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:05 – 13:20
- 7♂︎ Mars13:20 – 14:36
- 8☉︎ Sun14:36 – 15:51
- 9♀︎ Venus15:51 – 17:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:07 – 18:22
- 11☽︎ Moon18:22 – 19:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:38 – 20:53
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:53 – 21:38
- 2♂︎ Mars21:38 – 22:22
- 3☉︎ Sun22:22 – 23:06
- 4♀︎ Venus23:06 – 23:51
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:51 – 00:35
- 6☽︎ Moon00:35 – 01:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:20 – 02:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:04 – 02:48
- 9♂︎ Mars02:48 – 03:33
- 10☉︎ Sun03:33 – 04:17
- 11♀︎ Venus04:17 – 05:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:02 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Sunday, 9 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 20:53: the day lasts 15h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 8h 53m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:48 to 07:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.