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, 19 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:11
- Sunset
- 20:58
- Next sunrise
- 04:13
A day hour lasts 1h 24m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:11 – 05:35
- 2♀︎ Venus05:35 – 06:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:59 – 08:23
- 4☽︎ Moon08:23 – 09:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:47 – 11:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:11 – 12:35
- 7♂︎ Mars12:35 – 13:59
- 8☉︎ Sun13:59 – 15:23
- 9♀︎ Venus15:23 – 16:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:47 – 18:10
- 11☽︎ Moon18:10 – 19:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:34 – 20:58
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:58 – 21:34
- 2♂︎ Mars21:34 – 22:11
- 3☉︎ Sun22:11 – 22:47
- 4♀︎ Venus22:47 – 23:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:23 – 23:59
- 6☽︎ Moon23:59 – 00:36
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:36 – 01:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:12 – 01:48
- 9♂︎ Mars01:48 – 02:24
- 10☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:01
- 11♀︎ Venus03:01 – 03:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:37 – 04:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Sunday, 19 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:11 and sets at 20:58: the day lasts 16h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 24m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:13, lasts 7h 15m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:11 to 05:35: 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.