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, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:34
- Sunset
- 20:36
- Next sunrise
- 04:36
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:34 – 05:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:54 – 07:14
- 3♂︎ Mars07:14 – 08:34
- 4☉︎ Sun08:34 – 09:54
- 5♀︎ Venus09:54 – 11:15
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:15 – 12:35
- 7☽︎ Moon12:35 – 13:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:55 – 15:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:15 – 16:35
- 10♂︎ Mars16:35 – 17:55
- 11☉︎ Sun17:55 – 19:15
- 12♀︎ Venus19:15 – 20:36
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:36 – 21:16
- 2☽︎ Moon21:16 – 21:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:56 – 22:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:36 – 23:16
- 5♂︎ Mars23:16 – 23:56
- 6☉︎ Sun23:56 – 00:36
- 7♀︎ Venus00:36 – 01:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:16 – 01:56
- 9☽︎ Moon01:56 – 02:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:36 – 03:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:16 – 03:56
- 12♂︎ Mars03:56 – 04:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:34 and sets at 20:36: the day lasts 16h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:36, lasts 8h 00m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:34 to 05:54: 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.