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, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:49
- Sunset
- 20:19
- Next sunrise
- 04:51
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:49 – 06:06
- 2♀︎ Venus06:06 – 07:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:24 – 08:41
- 4☽︎ Moon08:41 – 09:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:59 – 11:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:16 – 12:34
- 7♂︎ Mars12:34 – 13:51
- 8☉︎ Sun13:51 – 15:09
- 9♀︎ Venus15:09 – 16:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:26 – 17:44
- 11☽︎ Moon17:44 – 19:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:01 – 20:19
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:19 – 21:01
- 2♂︎ Mars21:01 – 21:44
- 3☉︎ Sun21:44 – 22:27
- 4♀︎ Venus22:27 – 23:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:10 – 23:52
- 6☽︎ Moon23:52 – 00:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:18
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:00
- 9♂︎ Mars02:00 – 02:43
- 10☉︎ Sun02:43 – 03:26
- 11♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:08
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:08 – 04:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:49 and sets at 20:19: the day lasts 15h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:51, lasts 8h 32m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:49 to 06:06: 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.