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, 11 May 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:25
- Sunset
- 20:27
- Next sunrise
- 04:23
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:25 – 05:45
- 2♀︎ Venus05:45 – 07:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:05 – 08:26
- 4☽︎ Moon08:26 – 09:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:46 – 11:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:06 – 12:26
- 7♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:46
- 8☉︎ Sun13:46 – 15:06
- 9♀︎ Venus15:06 – 16:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:27 – 17:47
- 11☽︎ Moon17:47 – 19:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:07 – 20:27
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:27 – 21:07
- 2♂︎ Mars21:07 – 21:46
- 3☉︎ Sun21:46 – 22:26
- 4♀︎ Venus22:26 – 23:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:06 – 23:45
- 6☽︎ Moon23:45 – 00:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 01:44
- 9♂︎ Mars01:44 – 02:24
- 10☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:04
- 11♀︎ Venus03:04 – 03:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 04:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Sunday, 11 May 2025, the Sun rises at 04:25 and sets at 20:27: the day lasts 16h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:23, lasts 7h 56m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:25 to 05:45: 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.