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 Wednesday, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:41
- Sunset
- 20:27
- Next sunrise
- 04:43
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:41 – 06:00
- 2☽︎ Moon06:00 – 07:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:19 – 08:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:38 – 09:57
- 5♂︎ Mars09:57 – 11:16
- 6☉︎ Sun11:16 – 12:34
- 7♀︎ Venus12:34 – 13:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:53 – 15:12
- 9☽︎ Moon15:12 – 16:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:31 – 17:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:50 – 19:09
- 12♂︎ Mars19:09 – 20:27
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:27 – 21:09
- 2♀︎ Venus21:09 – 21:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:50 – 22:31
- 4☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 23:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:54 – 00:35
- 7♂︎ Mars00:35 – 01:17
- 8☉︎ Sun01:17 – 01:58
- 9♀︎ Venus01:58 – 02:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:39 – 03:21
- 11☽︎ Moon03:21 – 04:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:02 – 04:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:41 and sets at 20:27: the day lasts 15h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:43, lasts 8h 16m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:41 to 06:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.