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, 26 April 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 19:57
- Next sunrise
- 04:56
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:58 – 06:13
- 2♀︎ Venus06:13 – 07:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:28 – 08:43
- 4☽︎ Moon08:43 – 09:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 11:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:13 – 12:28
- 7♂︎ Mars12:28 – 13:42
- 8☉︎ Sun13:42 – 14:57
- 9♀︎ Venus14:57 – 16:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:12 – 17:27
- 11☽︎ Moon17:27 – 18:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:42 – 19:57
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:57 – 20:42
- 2♂︎ Mars20:42 – 21:27
- 3☉︎ Sun21:27 – 22:12
- 4♀︎ Venus22:12 – 22:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:57 – 23:41
- 6☽︎ Moon23:41 – 00:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 01:56
- 9♂︎ Mars01:56 – 02:41
- 10☉︎ Sun02:41 – 03:26
- 11♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:11 – 04:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Sunday, 26 April 2026, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 19:57: the day lasts 14h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:56, lasts 8h 58m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:58 to 06:13: 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.