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, 28 December 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:59
- Sunset
- 16:02
- Next sunrise
- 08:59
A day hour lasts 35 min; a night hour, 1h 25m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:59 – 09:34
- 2♀︎ Venus09:34 – 10:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:10 – 10:45
- 4☽︎ Moon10:45 – 11:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:20 – 11:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:55 – 12:31
- 7♂︎ Mars12:31 – 13:06
- 8☉︎ Sun13:06 – 13:41
- 9♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:17 – 14:52
- 11☽︎ Moon14:52 – 15:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:27 – 16:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:02 – 17:27
- 2♂︎ Mars17:27 – 18:52
- 3☉︎ Sun18:52 – 20:17
- 4♀︎ Venus20:17 – 21:41
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:41 – 23:06
- 6☽︎ Moon23:06 – 00:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:31 – 01:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:55 – 03:20
- 9♂︎ Mars03:20 – 04:45
- 10☉︎ Sun04:45 – 06:10
- 11♀︎ Venus06:10 – 07:34
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:34 – 08:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Sunday, 28 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:59 and sets at 16:02: the day lasts 7h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 35 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:59, lasts 16h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 25m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: 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.