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 Saturday, 10 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:54
- Sunset
- 16:20
- Next sunrise
- 08:53
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:54 – 09:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:31 – 10:08
- 3♂︎ Mars10:08 – 10:45
- 4☉︎ Sun10:45 – 11:22
- 5♀︎ Venus11:22 – 12:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:00 – 12:37
- 7☽︎ Moon12:37 – 13:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:14 – 13:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:51 – 14:28
- 10♂︎ Mars14:28 – 15:05
- 11☉︎ Sun15:05 – 15:42
- 12♀︎ Venus15:42 – 16:20
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:20 – 17:42
- 2☽︎ Moon17:42 – 19:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:05 – 20:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:28 – 21:51
- 5♂︎ Mars21:51 – 23:13
- 6☉︎ Sun23:13 – 00:36
- 7♀︎ Venus00:36 – 01:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:59 – 03:22
- 9☽︎ Moon03:22 – 04:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:45 – 06:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:07 – 07:30
- 12♂︎ Mars07:30 – 08:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Saturday, 10 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:54 and sets at 16:20: the day lasts 7h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:53, lasts 16h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:54 to 09:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.