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 Friday, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:39
- Sunset
- 15:59
- Next sunrise
- 08:40
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:39 – 09:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:15 – 09:52
- 3☽︎ Moon09:52 – 10:29
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:06
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:06 – 11:42
- 6♂︎ Mars11:42 – 12:19
- 7☉︎ Sun12:19 – 12:56
- 8♀︎ Venus12:56 – 13:32
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:32 – 14:09
- 10☽︎ Moon14:09 – 14:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:46 – 15:22
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:22 – 15:59
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:59 – 17:23
- 2☉︎ Sun17:23 – 18:46
- 3♀︎ Venus18:46 – 20:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:09 – 21:33
- 5☽︎ Moon21:33 – 22:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:56 – 00:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:20 – 01:43
- 8♂︎ Mars01:43 – 03:07
- 9☉︎ Sun03:07 – 04:30
- 10♀︎ Venus04:30 – 05:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:53 – 07:17
- 12☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:39 and sets at 15:59: the day lasts 7h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:40, lasts 16h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:39 to 09:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.