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, 17 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:47
- Sunset
- 16:32
- Next sunrise
- 08:45
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:47 – 09:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:25 – 10:04
- 3♂︎ Mars10:04 – 10:43
- 4☉︎ Sun10:43 – 11:22
- 5♀︎ Venus11:22 – 12:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:01 – 12:39
- 7☽︎ Moon12:39 – 13:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:18 – 13:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:57 – 14:36
- 10♂︎ Mars14:36 – 15:14
- 11☉︎ Sun15:14 – 15:53
- 12♀︎ Venus15:53 – 16:32
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:32 – 17:53
- 2☽︎ Moon17:53 – 19:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:14 – 20:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:35 – 21:56
- 5♂︎ Mars21:56 – 23:18
- 6☉︎ Sun23:18 – 00:39
- 7♀︎ Venus00:39 – 02:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:00 – 03:21
- 9☽︎ Moon03:21 – 04:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:42 – 06:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:03 – 07:24
- 12♂︎ Mars07:24 – 08:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Saturday, 17 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:47 and sets at 16:32: the day lasts 7h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:45, lasts 16h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:47 to 09:25: 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.