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, 26 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:23
- Sunset
- 20:47
- Next sunrise
- 04:25
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:23 – 05:45
- 2♀︎ Venus05:45 – 07:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:07 – 08:29
- 4☽︎ Moon08:29 – 09:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:51 – 11:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:13 – 12:35
- 7♂︎ Mars12:35 – 13:57
- 8☉︎ Sun13:57 – 15:19
- 9♀︎ Venus15:19 – 16:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:41 – 18:03
- 11☽︎ Moon18:03 – 19:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:25 – 20:47
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:47 – 21:25
- 2♂︎ Mars21:25 – 22:03
- 3☉︎ Sun22:03 – 22:41
- 4♀︎ Venus22:41 – 23:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:20 – 23:58
- 6☽︎ Moon23:58 – 00:36
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:36 – 01:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:14 – 01:52
- 9♂︎ Mars01:52 – 02:30
- 10☉︎ Sun02:30 – 03:09
- 11♀︎ Venus03:09 – 03:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 04:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Sunday, 26 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:23 and sets at 20:47: the day lasts 16h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:25, lasts 7h 38m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:23 to 05:45: 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.