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 Wednesday, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:53
- Sunset
- 15:56
- Next sunrise
- 08:54
A day hour lasts 35 min; a night hour, 1h 25m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:53 – 09:29
- 2☽︎ Moon09:29 – 10:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:04 – 10:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:39 – 11:14
- 5♂︎ Mars11:14 – 11:49
- 6☉︎ Sun11:49 – 12:25
- 7♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:00 – 13:35
- 9☽︎ Moon13:35 – 14:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:10 – 14:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:45 – 15:20
- 12♂︎ Mars15:20 – 15:56
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:56 – 17:21
- 2♀︎ Venus17:21 – 18:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:45 – 20:10
- 4☽︎ Moon20:10 – 21:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:35 – 23:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:00 – 00:25
- 7♂︎ Mars00:25 – 01:50
- 8☉︎ Sun01:50 – 03:15
- 9♀︎ Venus03:15 – 04:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:40 – 06:04
- 11☽︎ Moon06:04 – 07:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:29 – 08:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:53 and sets at 15:56: the day lasts 7h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 35 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:54, lasts 16h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 25m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:53 to 09:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.