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, 9 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:29
- Sunset
- 20:23
- Next sunrise
- 04:27
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:29 – 05:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:49 – 07:08
- 3♂︎ Mars07:08 – 08:28
- 4☉︎ Sun08:28 – 09:47
- 5♀︎ Venus09:47 – 11:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:07 – 12:26
- 7☽︎ Moon12:26 – 13:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:46 – 15:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:05 – 16:24
- 10♂︎ Mars16:24 – 17:44
- 11☉︎ Sun17:44 – 19:03
- 12♀︎ Venus19:03 – 20:23
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:23 – 21:03
- 2☽︎ Moon21:03 – 21:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:44 – 22:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:24 – 23:04
- 5♂︎ Mars23:04 – 23:45
- 6☉︎ Sun23:45 – 00:25
- 7♀︎ Venus00:25 – 01:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:06 – 01:46
- 9☽︎ Moon01:46 – 02:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:26 – 03:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:07 – 03:47
- 12♂︎ Mars03:47 – 04:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Saturday, 9 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:29 and sets at 20:23: the day lasts 15h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:27, lasts 8h 05m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:29 to 05:49: 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.