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, 21 October 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:55
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:57
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:55 – 08:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:47 – 09:39
- 3♂︎ Mars09:39 – 10:31
- 4☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:23
- 5♀︎ Venus11:23 – 12:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:16 – 13:08
- 7☽︎ Moon13:08 – 14:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:00 – 14:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:52 – 15:44
- 10♂︎ Mars15:44 – 16:36
- 11☉︎ Sun16:36 – 17:28
- 12♀︎ Venus17:28 – 18:20
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:20 – 19:28
- 2☽︎ Moon19:28 – 20:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:36 – 21:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:44 – 22:52
- 5♂︎ Mars22:52 – 00:00
- 6☉︎ Sun00:00 – 01:08
- 7♀︎ Venus01:08 – 02:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:16 – 03:25
- 9☽︎ Moon03:25 – 04:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:33 – 05:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:41 – 06:49
- 12♂︎ Mars06:49 – 07:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Saturday, 21 October 2028, the Sun rises at 07:55 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 10h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:57, lasts 13h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:55 to 08:47: 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.