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 Friday, 8 August 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:48
- Sunset
- 20:20
- Next sunrise
- 04:49
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:48 – 06:05
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 07:23
- 3☽︎ Moon07:23 – 08:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:59 – 11:16
- 6♂︎ Mars11:16 – 12:34
- 7☉︎ Sun12:34 – 13:52
- 8♀︎ Venus13:52 – 15:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 16:27
- 10☽︎ Moon16:27 – 17:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:45 – 19:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:03 – 20:20
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:20 – 21:03
- 2☉︎ Sun21:03 – 21:45
- 3♀︎ Venus21:45 – 22:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:28 – 23:10
- 5☽︎ Moon23:10 – 23:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:53 – 00:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:35 – 01:17
- 8♂︎ Mars01:17 – 02:00
- 9☉︎ Sun02:00 – 02:42
- 10♀︎ Venus02:42 – 03:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:25 – 04:07
- 12☽︎ Moon04:07 – 04:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Friday, 8 August 2025, the Sun rises at 04:48 and sets at 20:20: the day lasts 15h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:49, lasts 8h 29m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:48 to 06:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.