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, 19 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:56
- Sunset
- 15:56
- Next sunrise
- 08:56
A day hour lasts 35 min; a night hour, 1h 25m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:56 – 09:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:31 – 10:06
- 3♂︎ Mars10:06 – 10:41
- 4☉︎ Sun10:41 – 11:16
- 5♀︎ Venus11:16 – 11:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:51 – 12:26
- 7☽︎ Moon12:26 – 13:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:01 – 13:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:36 – 14:11
- 10♂︎ Mars14:11 – 14:46
- 11☉︎ Sun14:46 – 15:21
- 12♀︎ Venus15:21 – 15:56
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:56 – 17:21
- 2☽︎ Moon17:21 – 18:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:46 – 20:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:11 – 21:36
- 5♂︎ Mars21:36 – 23:01
- 6☉︎ Sun23:01 – 00:26
- 7♀︎ Venus00:26 – 01:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:51 – 03:16
- 9☽︎ Moon03:16 – 04:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:41 – 06:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:06 – 07:31
- 12♂︎ Mars07:31 – 08:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Saturday, 19 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:56 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?
Saturn, from 08:56 to 09:31: 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.