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 Tuesday, 30 December 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:59
- Sunset
- 16:04
- Next sunrise
- 08:59
A day hour lasts 35 min; a night hour, 1h 25m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:59 – 09:34
- 2☉︎ Sun09:34 – 10:10
- 3♀︎ Venus10:10 – 10:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:45 – 11:21
- 5☽︎ Moon11:21 – 11:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:56 – 12:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:32 – 13:07
- 8♂︎ Mars13:07 – 13:43
- 9☉︎ Sun13:43 – 14:18
- 10♀︎ Venus14:18 – 14:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:54 – 15:29
- 12☽︎ Moon15:29 – 16:04
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:04 – 17:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:29 – 18:53
- 3♂︎ Mars18:53 – 20:18
- 4☉︎ Sun20:18 – 21:43
- 5♀︎ Venus21:43 – 23:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:07 – 00:32
- 7☽︎ Moon00:32 – 01:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:56 – 03:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:21 – 04:45
- 10♂︎ Mars04:45 – 06:10
- 11☉︎ Sun06:10 – 07:34
- 12♀︎ Venus07:34 – 08:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Tuesday, 30 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:59 and sets at 16:04: the day lasts 7h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 35 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:59, lasts 16h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 25m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, 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: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.