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, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:42
- Sunset
- 15:58
- Next sunrise
- 08:43
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:42 – 09:18
- 2♀︎ Venus09:18 – 09:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:54 – 10:31
- 4☽︎ Moon10:31 – 11:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:07 – 11:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:43 – 12:20
- 7♂︎ Mars12:20 – 12:56
- 8☉︎ Sun12:56 – 13:33
- 9♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:09 – 14:45
- 11☽︎ Moon14:45 – 15:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:22 – 15:58
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 17:22
- 2♂︎ Mars17:22 – 18:45
- 3☉︎ Sun18:45 – 20:09
- 4♀︎ Venus20:09 – 21:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:57
- 6☽︎ Moon22:57 – 00:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:21 – 01:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 03:08
- 9♂︎ Mars03:08 – 04:32
- 10☉︎ Sun04:32 – 05:56
- 11♀︎ Venus05:56 – 07:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:19 – 08:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:42 and sets at 15:58: the day lasts 7h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:43, lasts 16h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:42 to 09:18: 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.