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 Saturday, 12 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:49
- Sunset
- 15:56
- Next sunrise
- 08:50
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 25m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:49 – 09:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:25 – 10:00
- 3♂︎ Mars10:00 – 10:36
- 4☉︎ Sun10:36 – 11:12
- 5♀︎ Venus11:12 – 11:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:47 – 12:23
- 7☽︎ Moon12:23 – 12:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:58 – 13:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:34 – 14:09
- 10♂︎ Mars14:09 – 14:45
- 11☉︎ Sun14:45 – 15:20
- 12♀︎ Venus15:20 – 15:56
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:56 – 17:20
- 2☽︎ Moon17:20 – 18:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:45 – 20:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:09 – 21:34
- 5♂︎ Mars21:34 – 22:59
- 6☉︎ Sun22:59 – 00:23
- 7♀︎ Venus00:23 – 01:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:48 – 03:12
- 9☽︎ Moon03:12 – 04:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:37 – 06:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:01 – 07:26
- 12♂︎ Mars07:26 – 08:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Saturday, 12 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:49 and sets at 15:56: the day lasts 7h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:50, lasts 16h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 25m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:49 to 09:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.