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 Friday, 8 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:31
- Sunset
- 20:21
- Next sunrise
- 04:29
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:31 – 05:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 07:10
- 3☽︎ Moon07:10 – 08:29
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:29 – 09:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:48 – 11:07
- 6♂︎ Mars11:07 – 12:26
- 7☉︎ Sun12:26 – 13:45
- 8♀︎ Venus13:45 – 15:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:04 – 16:24
- 10☽︎ Moon16:24 – 17:43
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:43 – 19:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:02 – 20:21
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:21 – 21:02
- 2☉︎ Sun21:02 – 21:42
- 3♀︎ Venus21:42 – 22:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:23 – 23:04
- 5☽︎ Moon23:04 – 23:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:44 – 00:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:06
- 8♂︎ Mars01:06 – 01:47
- 9☉︎ Sun01:47 – 02:27
- 10♀︎ Venus02:27 – 03:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:08 – 03:49
- 12☽︎ Moon03:49 – 04:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Friday, 8 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:31 and sets at 20:21: the day lasts 15h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:29, lasts 8h 09m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:31 to 05:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.