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 Wednesday, 3 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 03:51
- Sunset
- 21:04
- Next sunrise
- 03:50
A day hour lasts 1h 26m; a night hour, 34 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury03:51 – 05:17
- 2☽︎ Moon05:17 – 06:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:43 – 08:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:09 – 09:35
- 5♂︎ Mars09:35 – 11:01
- 6☉︎ Sun11:01 – 12:28
- 7♀︎ Venus12:28 – 13:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:54 – 15:20
- 9☽︎ Moon15:20 – 16:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:46 – 18:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:12 – 19:38
- 12♂︎ Mars19:38 – 21:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:04 – 21:38
- 2♀︎ Venus21:38 – 22:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:12 – 22:46
- 4☽︎ Moon22:46 – 23:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:19 – 23:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 00:27
- 7♂︎ Mars00:27 – 01:01
- 8☉︎ Sun01:01 – 01:35
- 9♀︎ Venus01:35 – 02:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:09 – 02:42
- 11☽︎ Moon02:42 – 03:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:16 – 03:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Wednesday, 3 June 2026, the Sun rises at 03:51 and sets at 21:04: the day lasts 17h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 26m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:50, lasts 6h 46m: twelve night hours of 34 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 03:51 to 05:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.