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, 9 July 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 03:58
- Sunset
- 21:10
- Next sunrise
- 03:59
A day hour lasts 1h 26m; a night hour, 34 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury03:58 – 05:24
- 2☽︎ Moon05:24 – 06:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:50 – 08:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:16 – 09:42
- 5♂︎ Mars09:42 – 11:08
- 6☉︎ Sun11:08 – 12:34
- 7♀︎ Venus12:34 – 14:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:00 – 15:26
- 9☽︎ Moon15:26 – 16:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:52 – 18:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:18 – 19:44
- 12♂︎ Mars19:44 – 21:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:10 – 21:44
- 2♀︎ Venus21:44 – 22:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:18 – 22:52
- 4☽︎ Moon22:52 – 23:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:26 – 00:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:00 – 00:35
- 7♂︎ Mars00:35 – 01:09
- 8☉︎ Sun01:09 – 01:43
- 9♀︎ Venus01:43 – 02:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:17 – 02:51
- 11☽︎ Moon02:51 – 03:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:25 – 03:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Wednesday, 9 July 2025, the Sun rises at 03:58 and sets at 21:10: the day lasts 17h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 26m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:59, lasts 6h 49m: twelve night hours of 34 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 03:58 to 05:24: 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.