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, 30 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:30 – 06:39
- 2♀︎ Venus06:39 – 07:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:49 – 08:59
- 4☽︎ Moon08:59 – 10:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:09 – 11:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:19 – 12:29
- 7♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:39
- 8☉︎ Sun13:39 – 14:49
- 9♀︎ Venus14:49 – 15:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:59 – 17:09
- 11☽︎ Moon17:09 – 18:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:19 – 19:28
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:28 – 20:19
- 2♂︎ Mars20:19 – 21:09
- 3☉︎ Sun21:09 – 21:59
- 4♀︎ Venus21:59 – 22:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 23:40
- 6☽︎ Moon23:40 – 00:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 02:11
- 9♂︎ Mars02:11 – 03:01
- 10☉︎ Sun03:01 – 03:51
- 11♀︎ Venus03:51 – 04:41
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:41 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Sunday, 30 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 13h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 10h 03m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:30 to 06:39: 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.