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 Saturday, 16 October 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 18:31
- Next sunrise
- 07:48
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:46 – 08:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:40 – 09:34
- 3♂︎ Mars09:34 – 10:27
- 4☉︎ Sun10:27 – 11:21
- 5♀︎ Venus11:21 – 12:15
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:15 – 13:09
- 7☽︎ Moon13:09 – 14:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:02 – 14:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:56 – 15:50
- 10♂︎ Mars15:50 – 16:44
- 11☉︎ Sun16:44 – 17:37
- 12♀︎ Venus17:37 – 18:31
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:31 – 19:38
- 2☽︎ Moon19:38 – 20:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:44 – 21:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:50 – 22:57
- 5♂︎ Mars22:57 – 00:03
- 6☉︎ Sun00:03 – 01:09
- 7♀︎ Venus01:09 – 02:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:16 – 03:22
- 9☽︎ Moon03:22 – 04:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:29 – 05:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:35 – 06:41
- 12♂︎ Mars06:41 – 07:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Saturday, 16 October 2027, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 18:31: the day lasts 10h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:48, lasts 13h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:46 to 08:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.