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, 5 April 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:50 – 06:57
- 2♀︎ Venus06:57 – 08:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 09:11
- 4☽︎ Moon09:11 – 10:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:18 – 11:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:25 – 12:32
- 7♂︎ Mars12:32 – 13:39
- 8☉︎ Sun13:39 – 14:47
- 9♀︎ Venus14:47 – 15:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:54 – 17:01
- 11☽︎ Moon17:01 – 18:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:08 – 19:15
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:15 – 20:07
- 2♂︎ Mars20:07 – 21:00
- 3☉︎ Sun21:00 – 21:53
- 4♀︎ Venus21:53 – 22:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:46 – 23:38
- 6☽︎ Moon23:38 – 00:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:31 – 01:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:24 – 02:17
- 9♂︎ Mars02:17 – 03:09
- 10☉︎ Sun03:09 – 04:02
- 11♀︎ Venus04:02 – 04:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:55 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Sunday, 5 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 13h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:50 to 06:57: 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.