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, 11 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:48
- Sunset
- 15:56
- Next sunrise
- 08:49
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:48 – 09:24
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:24 – 10:00
- 3☽︎ Moon10:00 – 10:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:35 – 11:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:11 – 11:46
- 6♂︎ Mars11:46 – 12:22
- 7☉︎ Sun12:22 – 12:58
- 8♀︎ Venus12:58 – 13:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:33 – 14:09
- 10☽︎ Moon14:09 – 14:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:45 – 15:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:20 – 15:56
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:56 – 17:20
- 2☉︎ Sun17:20 – 18:45
- 3♀︎ Venus18:45 – 20:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:09 – 21:34
- 5☽︎ Moon21:34 – 22:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:58 – 00:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:23 – 01:47
- 8♂︎ Mars01:47 – 03:12
- 9☉︎ Sun03:12 – 04:36
- 10♀︎ Venus04:36 – 06:00
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:00 – 07:25
- 12☽︎ Moon07:25 – 08:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Friday, 11 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:48 and sets at 15:56: the day lasts 7h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:49, lasts 16h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:48 to 09:24: 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.