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, 25 April 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 19:55
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:00 – 06:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:15 – 07:29
- 3♂︎ Mars07:29 – 08:44
- 4☉︎ Sun08:44 – 09:59
- 5♀︎ Venus09:59 – 11:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:13 – 12:28
- 7☽︎ Moon12:28 – 13:42
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:42 – 14:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:57 – 16:11
- 10♂︎ Mars16:11 – 17:26
- 11☉︎ Sun17:26 – 18:41
- 12♀︎ Venus18:41 – 19:55
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:55 – 20:40
- 2☽︎ Moon20:40 – 21:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:26 – 22:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:11 – 22:56
- 5♂︎ Mars22:56 – 23:41
- 6☉︎ Sun23:41 – 00:27
- 7♀︎ Venus00:27 – 01:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:12 – 01:57
- 9☽︎ Moon01:57 – 02:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:42 – 03:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:27 – 04:13
- 12♂︎ Mars04:13 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Saturday, 25 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 19:55: the day lasts 14h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 9h 03m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:00 to 06:15: 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.