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, 3 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 03:51
- Sunset
- 21:15
- Next sunrise
- 03:52
A day hour lasts 1h 27m; a night hour, 33 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus03:51 – 05:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:18 – 06:45
- 3☽︎ Moon06:45 – 08:12
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:12 – 09:39
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:39 – 11:06
- 6♂︎ Mars11:06 – 12:33
- 7☉︎ Sun12:33 – 14:00
- 8♀︎ Venus14:00 – 15:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:27 – 16:54
- 10☽︎ Moon16:54 – 18:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:21 – 19:48
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:48 – 21:15
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:15 – 21:48
- 2☉︎ Sun21:48 – 22:21
- 3♀︎ Venus22:21 – 22:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:54 – 23:27
- 5☽︎ Moon23:27 – 00:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 00:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:33 – 01:07
- 8♂︎ Mars01:07 – 01:40
- 9☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:13
- 10♀︎ Venus02:13 – 02:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:46 – 03:19
- 12☽︎ Moon03:19 – 03:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Friday, 3 July 2026, the Sun rises at 03:51 and sets at 21:15: the day lasts 17h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 27m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:52, lasts 6h 37m: twelve night hours of 33 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 03:51 to 05:18: 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.