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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 03:55
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 03:57
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury03:55 – 05:14
- 2☽︎ Moon05:14 – 06:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:33 – 07:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:52 – 09:11
- 5♂︎ Mars09:11 – 10:30
- 6☉︎ Sun10:30 – 11:48
- 7♀︎ Venus11:48 – 13:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:07 – 14:26
- 9☽︎ Moon14:26 – 15:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:45 – 17:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 18:23
- 12♂︎ Mars18:23 – 19:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:42 – 20:23
- 2♀︎ Venus20:23 – 21:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:04 – 21:46
- 4☽︎ Moon21:46 – 22:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:27 – 23:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:08 – 23:49
- 7♂︎ Mars23:49 – 00:31
- 8☉︎ Sun00:31 – 01:12
- 9♀︎ Venus01:12 – 01:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:53 – 02:34
- 11☽︎ Moon02:34 – 03:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:16 – 03:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kazan?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 03:55 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 15h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:57, lasts 8h 15m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 03:55 to 05:14: 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.