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, 29 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:21
- Sunset
- 16:30
- Next sunrise
- 08:21
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:21 – 09:02
- 2☽︎ Moon09:02 – 09:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:42 – 10:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:04
- 5♂︎ Mars11:04 – 11:45
- 6☉︎ Sun11:45 – 12:25
- 7♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:06 – 13:47
- 9☽︎ Moon13:47 – 14:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:27 – 15:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:08 – 15:49
- 12♂︎ Mars15:49 – 16:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:30 – 17:49
- 2♀︎ Venus17:49 – 19:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:08 – 20:28
- 4☽︎ Moon20:28 – 21:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:47 – 23:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:06 – 00:25
- 7♂︎ Mars00:25 – 01:45
- 8☉︎ Sun01:45 – 03:04
- 9♀︎ Venus03:04 – 04:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 05:43
- 11☽︎ Moon05:43 – 07:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:02 – 08:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Wednesday, 29 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:21 and sets at 16:30: the day lasts 8h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:21, lasts 15h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:21 to 09:02: 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.