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, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:02
- Sunset
- 20:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:04
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:02 – 06:17
- 2♀︎ Venus06:17 – 07:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:33 – 08:48
- 4☽︎ Moon08:48 – 10:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:03 – 11:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:18 – 12:33
- 7♂︎ Mars12:33 – 13:48
- 8☉︎ Sun13:48 – 15:03
- 9♀︎ Venus15:03 – 16:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:18 – 17:33
- 11☽︎ Moon17:33 – 18:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:48 – 20:03
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:03 – 20:48
- 2♂︎ Mars20:48 – 21:33
- 3☉︎ Sun21:33 – 22:18
- 4♀︎ Venus22:18 – 23:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:03 – 23:49
- 6☽︎ Moon23:49 – 00:34
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:34 – 01:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:19 – 02:04
- 9♂︎ Mars02:04 – 02:49
- 10☉︎ Sun02:49 – 03:34
- 11♀︎ Venus03:34 – 04:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:19 – 05:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:02 and sets at 20:03: the day lasts 15h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:04, lasts 9h 02m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:02 to 06:17: 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.