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 Sunday, 4 May 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:39
- Sunset
- 20:14
- Next sunrise
- 04:37
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:39 – 05:57
- 2♀︎ Venus05:57 – 07:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:15 – 08:33
- 4☽︎ Moon08:33 – 09:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:51 – 11:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:09 – 12:26
- 7♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:44
- 8☉︎ Sun13:44 – 15:02
- 9♀︎ Venus15:02 – 16:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:20 – 17:38
- 11☽︎ Moon17:38 – 18:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:56 – 20:14
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:14 – 20:56
- 2♂︎ Mars20:56 – 21:38
- 3☉︎ Sun21:38 – 22:19
- 4♀︎ Venus22:19 – 23:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:01 – 23:43
- 6☽︎ Moon23:43 – 00:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:07 – 01:49
- 9♂︎ Mars01:49 – 02:31
- 10☉︎ Sun02:31 – 03:13
- 11♀︎ Venus03:13 – 03:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:55 – 04:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Sunday, 4 May 2025, the Sun rises at 04:39 and sets at 20:14: the day lasts 15h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:37, lasts 8h 24m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:39 to 05:57: 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.