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, 3 August 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:38
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 04:40
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:38 – 05:57
- 2♀︎ Venus05:57 – 07:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:36
- 4☽︎ Moon08:36 – 09:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:56 – 11:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:15 – 12:35
- 7♂︎ Mars12:35 – 13:54
- 8☉︎ Sun13:54 – 15:13
- 9♀︎ Venus15:13 – 16:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:33 – 17:52
- 11☽︎ Moon17:52 – 19:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:12 – 20:31
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:31 – 21:12
- 2♂︎ Mars21:12 – 21:53
- 3☉︎ Sun21:53 – 22:33
- 4♀︎ Venus22:33 – 23:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:14 – 23:55
- 6☽︎ Moon23:55 – 00:36
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:36 – 01:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:16 – 01:57
- 9♂︎ Mars01:57 – 02:38
- 10☉︎ Sun02:38 – 03:18
- 11♀︎ Venus03:18 – 03:59
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:59 – 04:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Sunday, 3 August 2025, the Sun rises at 04:38 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 15h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:40, lasts 8h 09m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:38 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.