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, 24 December 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:58
- Sunset
- 15:59
- Next sunrise
- 08:59
A day hour lasts 35 min; a night hour, 1h 25m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:58 – 09:33
- 2☽︎ Moon09:33 – 10:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:08 – 10:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 11:19
- 5♂︎ Mars11:19 – 11:54
- 6☉︎ Sun11:54 – 12:29
- 7♀︎ Venus12:29 – 13:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:04 – 13:39
- 9☽︎ Moon13:39 – 14:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:14 – 14:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:49 – 15:24
- 12♂︎ Mars15:24 – 15:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:59 – 17:24
- 2♀︎ Venus17:24 – 18:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:49 – 20:14
- 4☽︎ Moon20:14 – 21:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:39 – 23:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:04 – 00:29
- 7♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:54
- 8☉︎ Sun01:54 – 03:19
- 9♀︎ Venus03:19 – 04:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:44 – 06:09
- 11☽︎ Moon06:09 – 07:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:34 – 08:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Wednesday, 24 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:58 and sets at 15:59: the day lasts 7h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 35 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:59, lasts 16h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 25m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:58 to 09:33: 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.