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, 13 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:50
- Sunset
- 15:56
- Next sunrise
- 08:51
A day hour lasts 35 min; a night hour, 1h 25m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:50 – 09:26
- 2♀︎ Venus09:26 – 10:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:01 – 10:37
- 4☽︎ Moon10:37 – 11:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:12 – 11:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:48 – 12:23
- 7♂︎ Mars12:23 – 12:58
- 8☉︎ Sun12:58 – 13:34
- 9♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:09 – 14:45
- 11☽︎ Moon14:45 – 15:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:20 – 15:56
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:56 – 17:20
- 2♂︎ Mars17:20 – 18:45
- 3☉︎ Sun18:45 – 20:10
- 4♀︎ Venus20:10 – 21:34
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:34 – 22:59
- 6☽︎ Moon22:59 – 00:24
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:24 – 01:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:48 – 03:13
- 9♂︎ Mars03:13 – 04:38
- 10☉︎ Sun04:38 – 06:02
- 11♀︎ Venus06:02 – 07:27
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:27 – 08:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Sunday, 13 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:50 and sets at 15:56: the day lasts 7h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 35 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:51, lasts 16h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 25m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:50 to 09:26: 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.