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, 4 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:58
- Sunset
- 16:11
- Next sunrise
- 08:57
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:58 – 09:34
- 2♀︎ Venus09:34 – 10:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:10 – 10:46
- 4☽︎ Moon10:46 – 11:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:22 – 11:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:58 – 12:34
- 7♂︎ Mars12:34 – 13:10
- 8☉︎ Sun13:10 – 13:46
- 9♀︎ Venus13:46 – 14:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:22 – 14:58
- 11☽︎ Moon14:58 – 15:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:34 – 16:11
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:11 – 17:34
- 2♂︎ Mars17:34 – 18:58
- 3☉︎ Sun18:58 – 20:22
- 4♀︎ Venus20:22 – 21:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:46 – 23:10
- 6☽︎ Moon23:10 – 00:34
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:34 – 01:58
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:58 – 03:22
- 9♂︎ Mars03:22 – 04:45
- 10☉︎ Sun04:45 – 06:09
- 11♀︎ Venus06:09 – 07:33
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:33 – 08:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Sunday, 4 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:58 and sets at 16:11: the day lasts 7h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:57, lasts 16h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:58 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.