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 Monday, 12 May 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:23
- Sunset
- 20:29
- Next sunrise
- 04:21
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:23 – 05:44
- 2♄︎ Saturn05:44 – 07:04
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:04 – 08:25
- 4♂︎ Mars08:25 – 09:45
- 5☉︎ Sun09:45 – 11:06
- 6♀︎ Venus11:06 – 12:26
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:26 – 13:47
- 8☽︎ Moon13:47 – 15:07
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:07 – 16:28
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:28 – 17:48
- 11♂︎ Mars17:48 – 19:09
- 12☉︎ Sun19:09 – 20:29
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:29 – 21:08
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:08 – 21:48
- 3☽︎ Moon21:48 – 22:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:27 – 23:06
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:06 – 23:46
- 6♂︎ Mars23:46 – 00:25
- 7☉︎ Sun00:25 – 01:04
- 8♀︎ Venus01:04 – 01:44
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:44 – 02:23
- 10☽︎ Moon02:23 – 03:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:02 – 03:42
- 12♃︎ Jupiter03:42 – 04:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Monday, 12 May 2025, the Sun rises at 04:23 and sets at 20:29: the day lasts 16h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:21, lasts 7h 52m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:23 to 05:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.