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, 12 July 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:01
- Sunset
- 21:07
- Next sunrise
- 04:03
A day hour lasts 1h 25m; a night hour, 35 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:01 – 05:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:27 – 06:52
- 3♂︎ Mars06:52 – 08:18
- 4☉︎ Sun08:18 – 09:43
- 5♀︎ Venus09:43 – 11:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:09 – 12:34
- 7☽︎ Moon12:34 – 14:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:00 – 15:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:25 – 16:51
- 10♂︎ Mars16:51 – 18:16
- 11☉︎ Sun18:16 – 19:42
- 12♀︎ Venus19:42 – 21:07
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 21:42
- 2☽︎ Moon21:42 – 22:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:16 – 22:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:51 – 23:26
- 5♂︎ Mars23:26 – 00:00
- 6☉︎ Sun00:00 – 00:35
- 7♀︎ Venus00:35 – 01:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:10 – 01:44
- 9☽︎ Moon01:44 – 02:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:19 – 02:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:54 – 03:28
- 12♂︎ Mars03:28 – 04:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Saturday, 12 July 2025, the Sun rises at 04:01 and sets at 21:07: the day lasts 17h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 25m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:03, lasts 6h 56m: twelve night hours of 35 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:01 to 05:27: 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.