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 Wednesday, 14 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:50
- Sunset
- 16:27
- Next sunrise
- 08:49
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:50 – 09:28
- 2☽︎ Moon09:28 – 10:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:06 – 10:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 11:22
- 5♂︎ Mars11:22 – 12:00
- 6☉︎ Sun12:00 – 12:38
- 7♀︎ Venus12:38 – 13:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:16 – 13:54
- 9☽︎ Moon13:54 – 14:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:32 – 15:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:10 – 15:48
- 12♂︎ Mars15:48 – 16:27
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:27 – 17:48
- 2♀︎ Venus17:48 – 19:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:10 – 20:32
- 4☽︎ Moon20:32 – 21:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:54 – 23:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:16 – 00:38
- 7♂︎ Mars00:38 – 02:00
- 8☉︎ Sun02:00 – 03:21
- 9♀︎ Venus03:21 – 04:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 06:05
- 11☽︎ Moon06:05 – 07:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:27 – 08:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Wednesday, 14 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:50 and sets at 16:27: the day lasts 7h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:49, lasts 16h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:50 to 09:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.