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, 22 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:06
- Sunset
- 20:47
- Next sunrise
- 04:04
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:06 – 05:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:29 – 06:53
- 3☽︎ Moon06:53 – 08:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:16 – 09:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:40 – 11:03
- 6♂︎ Mars11:03 – 12:26
- 7☉︎ Sun12:26 – 13:50
- 8♀︎ Venus13:50 – 15:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:13 – 16:36
- 10☽︎ Moon16:36 – 18:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:00 – 19:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:23 – 20:47
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:47 – 21:23
- 2☉︎ Sun21:23 – 22:00
- 3♀︎ Venus22:00 – 22:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:36 – 23:13
- 5☽︎ Moon23:13 – 23:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 00:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:02
- 8♂︎ Mars01:02 – 01:38
- 9☉︎ Sun01:38 – 02:15
- 10♀︎ Venus02:15 – 02:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:51 – 03:28
- 12☽︎ Moon03:28 – 04:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Friday, 22 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:06 and sets at 20:47: the day lasts 16h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:04, lasts 7h 18m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:06 to 05:29: 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.