Planetary hours
in Moscow.
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, 1 January 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:59
- Sunset
- 16:07
- Next sunrise
- 08:58
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:59 – 09:34
- 2☽︎ Moon09:34 – 10:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:10 – 10:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 11:21
- 5♂︎ Mars11:21 – 11:57
- 6☉︎ Sun11:57 – 12:33
- 7♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:08 – 13:44
- 9☽︎ Moon13:44 – 14:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:20 – 14:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:56 – 15:31
- 12♂︎ Mars15:31 – 16:07
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:07 – 17:31
- 2♀︎ Venus17:31 – 18:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:56 – 20:20
- 4☽︎ Moon20:20 – 21:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:44 – 23:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:08 – 00:33
- 7♂︎ Mars00:33 – 01:57
- 8☉︎ Sun01:57 – 03:21
- 9♀︎ Venus03:21 – 04:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:45 – 06:10
- 11☽︎ Moon06:10 – 07:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:34 – 08:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Wednesday, 1 January 2025, the Sun rises at 08:59 and sets at 16:07: the day lasts 7h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:58, lasts 16h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:59 to 09:34: 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.