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, 26 December 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:59
- Sunset
- 16:01
- Next sunrise
- 08:59
A day hour lasts 35 min; a night hour, 1h 25m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:59 – 09:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:34 – 10:09
- 3☽︎ Moon10:09 – 10:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:44 – 11:19
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:19 – 11:55
- 6♂︎ Mars11:55 – 12:30
- 7☉︎ Sun12:30 – 13:05
- 8♀︎ Venus13:05 – 13:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:40 – 14:15
- 10☽︎ Moon14:15 – 14:50
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:50 – 15:25
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:25 – 16:01
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:01 – 17:25
- 2☉︎ Sun17:25 – 18:50
- 3♀︎ Venus18:50 – 20:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:15 – 21:40
- 5☽︎ Moon21:40 – 23:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:05 – 00:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:55
- 8♂︎ Mars01:55 – 03:19
- 9☉︎ Sun03:19 – 04:44
- 10♀︎ Venus04:44 – 06:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:09 – 07:34
- 12☽︎ Moon07:34 – 08:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Friday, 26 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:59 and sets at 16:01: the day lasts 7h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 35 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:59, lasts 16h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 25m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:59 to 09:34: 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.