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, 17 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:14
- Sunset
- 20:38
- Next sunrise
- 04:13
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:14 – 05:36
- 2♀︎ Venus05:36 – 06:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 08:20
- 4☽︎ Moon08:20 – 09:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:42 – 11:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:04 – 12:26
- 7♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:48
- 8☉︎ Sun13:48 – 15:10
- 9♀︎ Venus15:10 – 16:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:32 – 17:54
- 11☽︎ Moon17:54 – 19:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:16 – 20:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:38 – 21:16
- 2♂︎ Mars21:16 – 21:54
- 3☉︎ Sun21:54 – 22:31
- 4♀︎ Venus22:31 – 23:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:09 – 23:47
- 6☽︎ Moon23:47 – 00:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:03 – 01:41
- 9♂︎ Mars01:41 – 02:19
- 10☉︎ Sun02:19 – 02:57
- 11♀︎ Venus02:57 – 03:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:35 – 04:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Sunday, 17 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:14 and sets at 20:38: the day lasts 16h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:13, lasts 7h 35m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:14 to 05:36: 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.