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, 13 August 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 20:09
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:57 – 06:13
- 2☽︎ Moon06:13 – 07:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:29 – 08:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:45 – 10:01
- 5♂︎ Mars10:01 – 11:17
- 6☉︎ Sun11:17 – 12:33
- 7♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:49 – 15:05
- 9☽︎ Moon15:05 – 16:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:21 – 17:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:37 – 18:53
- 12♂︎ Mars18:53 – 20:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:09 – 20:53
- 2♀︎ Venus20:53 – 21:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:38 – 22:22
- 4☽︎ Moon22:22 – 23:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:06 – 23:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:50 – 00:34
- 7♂︎ Mars00:34 – 01:18
- 8☉︎ Sun01:18 – 02:02
- 9♀︎ Venus02:02 – 02:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:47 – 03:31
- 11☽︎ Moon03:31 – 04:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Wednesday, 13 August 2025, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 20:09: the day lasts 15h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 8h 50m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:57 to 06:13: 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.