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, 18 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:55
- Sunset
- 15:56
- Next sunrise
- 08:56
A day hour lasts 35 min; a night hour, 1h 25m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:55 – 09:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:30 – 10:05
- 3☽︎ Moon10:05 – 10:40
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:40 – 11:15
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:15 – 11:50
- 6♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:26
- 7☉︎ Sun12:26 – 13:01
- 8♀︎ Venus13:01 – 13:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:36 – 14:11
- 10☽︎ Moon14:11 – 14:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:46 – 15:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:21 – 15:56
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:56 – 17:21
- 2☉︎ Sun17:21 – 18:46
- 3♀︎ Venus18:46 – 20:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:11 – 21:36
- 5☽︎ Moon21:36 – 23:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 00:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:26 – 01:51
- 8♂︎ Mars01:51 – 03:16
- 9☉︎ Sun03:16 – 04:41
- 10♀︎ Venus04:41 – 06:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:06 – 07:31
- 12☽︎ Moon07:31 – 08:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Friday, 18 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:55 and sets at 15:56: the day lasts 7h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 35 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:56, lasts 17h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 25m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:55 to 09:30: 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.