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, 5 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 03:53
- Sunset
- 21:14
- Next sunrise
- 03:54
A day hour lasts 1h 27m; a night hour, 33 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun03:53 – 05:20
- 2♀︎ Venus05:20 – 06:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:46 – 08:13
- 4☽︎ Moon08:13 – 09:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:40 – 11:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:07 – 12:33
- 7♂︎ Mars12:33 – 14:00
- 8☉︎ Sun14:00 – 15:27
- 9♀︎ Venus15:27 – 16:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:54 – 18:20
- 11☽︎ Moon18:20 – 19:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:47 – 21:14
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:14 – 21:47
- 2♂︎ Mars21:47 – 22:20
- 3☉︎ Sun22:20 – 22:54
- 4♀︎ Venus22:54 – 23:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:27 – 00:01
- 6☽︎ Moon00:01 – 00:34
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:34 – 01:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:07 – 01:41
- 9♂︎ Mars01:41 – 02:14
- 10☉︎ Sun02:14 – 02:47
- 11♀︎ Venus02:47 – 03:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:21 – 03:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Sunday, 5 July 2026, the Sun rises at 03:53 and sets at 21:14: the day lasts 17h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 27m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:54, lasts 6h 40m: twelve night hours of 33 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 03:53 to 05:20: 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.