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 Sunday, 24 December 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:20
- Sunset
- 16:26
- Next sunrise
- 08:20
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:20 – 09:01
- 2♀︎ Venus09:01 – 09:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:41 – 10:22
- 4☽︎ Moon10:22 – 11:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:02 – 11:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:43 – 12:23
- 7♂︎ Mars12:23 – 13:04
- 8☉︎ Sun13:04 – 13:44
- 9♀︎ Venus13:44 – 14:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:05
- 11☽︎ Moon15:05 – 15:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:26
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:26 – 17:46
- 2♂︎ Mars17:46 – 19:05
- 3☉︎ Sun19:05 – 20:25
- 4♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:44 – 23:04
- 6☽︎ Moon23:04 – 00:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:43 – 03:02
- 9♂︎ Mars03:02 – 04:22
- 10☉︎ Sun04:22 – 05:41
- 11♀︎ Venus05:41 – 07:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:01 – 08:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lviv?
On Sunday, 24 December 2028, the Sun rises at 08:20 and sets at 16:26: the day lasts 8h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:20, lasts 15h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:20 to 09:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.