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 Wednesday, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:36
- Sunset
- 16:01
- Next sunrise
- 08:37
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:36 – 09:13
- 2☽︎ Moon09:13 – 09:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:50 – 10:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:04
- 5♂︎ Mars11:04 – 11:41
- 6☉︎ Sun11:41 – 12:18
- 7♀︎ Venus12:18 – 12:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 13:32
- 9☽︎ Moon13:32 – 14:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:09 – 14:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:47 – 15:24
- 12♂︎ Mars15:24 – 16:01
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:01 – 17:24
- 2♀︎ Venus17:24 – 18:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:47 – 20:10
- 4☽︎ Moon20:10 – 21:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:33 – 22:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:56 – 00:19
- 7♂︎ Mars00:19 – 01:42
- 8☉︎ Sun01:42 – 03:05
- 9♀︎ Venus03:05 – 04:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:28 – 05:51
- 11☽︎ Moon05:51 – 07:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:14 – 08:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:36 and sets at 16:01: the day lasts 7h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 16h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:36 to 09:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.