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, 4 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 03:52
- Sunset
- 21:15
- Next sunrise
- 03:53
A day hour lasts 1h 27m; a night hour, 33 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn03:52 – 05:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:19 – 06:46
- 3♂︎ Mars06:46 – 08:13
- 4☉︎ Sun08:13 – 09:39
- 5♀︎ Venus09:39 – 11:06
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:06 – 12:33
- 7☽︎ Moon12:33 – 14:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:00 – 15:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:27 – 16:54
- 10♂︎ Mars16:54 – 18:21
- 11☉︎ Sun18:21 – 19:48
- 12♀︎ Venus19:48 – 21:15
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:15 – 21:48
- 2☽︎ Moon21:48 – 22:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:21 – 22:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:54 – 23:27
- 5♂︎ Mars23:27 – 00:00
- 6☉︎ Sun00:00 – 00:34
- 7♀︎ Venus00:34 – 01:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:07 – 01:40
- 9☽︎ Moon01:40 – 02:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:13 – 02:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:46 – 03:20
- 12♂︎ Mars03:20 – 03:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Saturday, 4 July 2026, the Sun rises at 03:52 and sets at 21:15: the day lasts 17h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 27m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:53, lasts 6h 38m: twelve night hours of 33 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 03:52 to 05:19: 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.