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, 31 May 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:21
- Sunset
- 21:22
- Next sunrise
- 05:20
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:21 – 06:41
- 2☽︎ Moon06:41 – 08:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:01 – 09:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:21 – 10:41
- 5♂︎ Mars10:41 – 12:01
- 6☉︎ Sun12:01 – 13:22
- 7♀︎ Venus13:22 – 14:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:42 – 16:02
- 9☽︎ Moon16:02 – 17:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:22 – 18:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:42 – 20:02
- 12♂︎ Mars20:02 – 21:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:22 – 22:02
- 2♀︎ Venus22:02 – 22:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:42 – 23:22
- 4☽︎ Moon23:22 – 00:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:02 – 00:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:21
- 7♂︎ Mars01:21 – 02:01
- 8☉︎ Sun02:01 – 02:41
- 9♀︎ Venus02:41 – 03:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:20 – 04:00
- 11☽︎ Moon04:00 – 04:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:40 – 05:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Wednesday, 31 May 2028, the Sun rises at 05:21 and sets at 21:22: the day lasts 16h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:20, lasts 7h 57m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:21 to 06:41: 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.