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 Tuesday, 5 December 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:05
- Sunset
- 16:23
- Next sunrise
- 08:06
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:05 – 08:46
- 2☉︎ Sun08:46 – 09:28
- 3♀︎ Venus09:28 – 10:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:09 – 10:51
- 5☽︎ Moon10:51 – 11:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:33 – 12:14
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:14 – 12:56
- 8♂︎ Mars12:56 – 13:37
- 9☉︎ Sun13:37 – 14:19
- 10♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:00
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 15:42
- 12☽︎ Moon15:42 – 16:23
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:23 – 17:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:42 – 19:00
- 3♂︎ Mars19:00 – 20:19
- 4☉︎ Sun20:19 – 21:38
- 5♀︎ Venus21:38 – 22:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:56 – 00:15
- 7☽︎ Moon00:15 – 01:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:33 – 02:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:52 – 04:10
- 10♂︎ Mars04:10 – 05:29
- 11☉︎ Sun05:29 – 06:48
- 12♀︎ Venus06:48 – 08:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Tuesday, 5 December 2028, the Sun rises at 08:05 and sets at 16:23: the day lasts 8h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:06, lasts 15h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:05 to 08:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.