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 Saturday, 3 May 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:42
- Sunset
- 20:12
- Next sunrise
- 04:39
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:42 – 05:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:59 – 07:17
- 3♂︎ Mars07:17 – 08:34
- 4☉︎ Sun08:34 – 09:52
- 5♀︎ Venus09:52 – 11:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:09 – 12:27
- 7☽︎ Moon12:27 – 13:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:44 – 15:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:02 – 16:19
- 10♂︎ Mars16:19 – 17:37
- 11☉︎ Sun17:37 – 18:54
- 12♀︎ Venus18:54 – 20:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:12 – 20:54
- 2☽︎ Moon20:54 – 21:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:36 – 22:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:19 – 23:01
- 5♂︎ Mars23:01 – 23:43
- 6☉︎ Sun23:43 – 00:25
- 7♀︎ Venus00:25 – 01:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:08 – 01:50
- 9☽︎ Moon01:50 – 02:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:32 – 03:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:15 – 03:57
- 12♂︎ Mars03:57 – 04:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Saturday, 3 May 2025, the Sun rises at 04:42 and sets at 20:12: the day lasts 15h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:39, lasts 8h 28m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:42 to 05:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.