Planetary hours
in Kazan.
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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 03:10
- Sunset
- 20:26
- Next sunrise
- 03:11
A day hour lasts 1h 26m; a night hour, 34 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury03:10 – 04:36
- 2☽︎ Moon04:36 – 06:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:02 – 07:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:29 – 08:55
- 5♂︎ Mars08:55 – 10:21
- 6☉︎ Sun10:21 – 11:48
- 7♀︎ Venus11:48 – 13:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:14 – 14:40
- 9☽︎ Moon14:40 – 16:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:07 – 17:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:33 – 18:59
- 12♂︎ Mars18:59 – 20:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:26 – 20:59
- 2♀︎ Venus20:59 – 21:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:07
- 4☽︎ Moon22:07 – 22:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:15 – 23:48
- 7♂︎ Mars23:48 – 00:22
- 8☉︎ Sun00:22 – 00:56
- 9♀︎ Venus00:56 – 01:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:30 – 02:03
- 11☽︎ Moon02:03 – 02:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn02:37 – 03:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kazan?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 03:10 and sets at 20:26: the day lasts 17h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 26m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:11, lasts 6h 45m: twelve night hours of 34 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 03:10 to 04:36: 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.