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, 1 February 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:23
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Next sunrise
- 08:21
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:23 – 09:06
- 2♀︎ Venus09:06 – 09:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:50 – 10:33
- 4☽︎ Moon10:33 – 11:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:16 – 12:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:00 – 12:43
- 7♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:26
- 8☉︎ Sun13:26 – 14:10
- 9♀︎ Venus14:10 – 14:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:53 – 15:36
- 11☽︎ Moon15:36 – 16:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:03
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:03 – 18:19
- 2♂︎ Mars18:19 – 19:36
- 3☉︎ Sun19:36 – 20:52
- 4♀︎ Venus20:52 – 22:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:09 – 23:25
- 6☽︎ Moon23:25 – 00:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:42 – 01:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:59 – 03:15
- 9♂︎ Mars03:15 – 04:32
- 10☉︎ Sun04:32 – 05:48
- 11♀︎ Venus05:48 – 07:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:05 – 08:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Sunday, 1 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:23 and sets at 17:03: the day lasts 8h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:21, lasts 15h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:23 to 09:06: 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.