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, 13 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:57 – 07:01
- 2♀︎ Venus07:01 – 08:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:06 – 09:10
- 4☽︎ Moon09:10 – 10:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 11:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:20 – 12:24
- 7♂︎ Mars12:24 – 13:29
- 8☉︎ Sun13:29 – 14:34
- 9♀︎ Venus14:34 – 15:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:38 – 16:43
- 11☽︎ Moon16:43 – 17:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:48 – 18:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:52 – 19:48
- 2♂︎ Mars19:48 – 20:43
- 3☉︎ Sun20:43 – 21:39
- 4♀︎ Venus21:39 – 22:34
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:34 – 23:30
- 6☽︎ Moon23:30 – 00:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:16
- 9♂︎ Mars02:16 – 03:12
- 10☉︎ Sun03:12 – 04:07
- 11♀︎ Venus04:07 – 05:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:03 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Sunday, 13 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 12h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 11h 06m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:57 to 07:01: 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.