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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:36
- Sunset
- 20:34
- Next sunrise
- 04:38
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:36 – 05:56
- 2♀︎ Venus05:56 – 07:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:15 – 08:35
- 4☽︎ Moon08:35 – 09:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:55 – 11:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:15 – 12:35
- 7♂︎ Mars12:35 – 13:54
- 8☉︎ Sun13:54 – 15:14
- 9♀︎ Venus15:14 – 16:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:34 – 17:54
- 11☽︎ Moon17:54 – 19:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:14 – 20:34
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:34 – 21:14
- 2♂︎ Mars21:14 – 21:54
- 3☉︎ Sun21:54 – 22:35
- 4♀︎ Venus22:35 – 23:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:15 – 23:55
- 6☽︎ Moon23:55 – 00:36
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:36 – 01:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:16 – 01:56
- 9♂︎ Mars01:56 – 02:37
- 10☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:17
- 11♀︎ Venus03:17 – 03:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:57 – 04:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:36 and sets at 20:34: the day lasts 15h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:38, lasts 8h 04m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:36 to 05:56: 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.