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, 23 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:16
- Sunset
- 19:46
- Next sunrise
- 05:18
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:16 – 06:29
- 2♀︎ Venus06:29 – 07:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:41 – 08:54
- 4☽︎ Moon08:54 – 10:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:06 – 11:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:19 – 12:31
- 7♂︎ Mars12:31 – 13:44
- 8☉︎ Sun13:44 – 14:56
- 9♀︎ Venus14:56 – 16:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:09 – 17:21
- 11☽︎ Moon17:21 – 18:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:34 – 19:46
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:46 – 20:34
- 2♂︎ Mars20:34 – 21:21
- 3☉︎ Sun21:21 – 22:09
- 4♀︎ Venus22:09 – 22:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:57 – 23:44
- 6☽︎ Moon23:44 – 00:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:32 – 01:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 02:07
- 9♂︎ Mars02:07 – 02:55
- 10☉︎ Sun02:55 – 03:43
- 11♀︎ Venus03:43 – 04:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Sunday, 23 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:16 and sets at 19:46: the day lasts 14h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:18, lasts 9h 32m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:16 to 06:29: 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.