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, 26 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:59
- Sunset
- 16:00
- Next sunrise
- 08:59
A day hour lasts 35 min; a night hour, 1h 25m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:59 – 09:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:34 – 10:09
- 3♂︎ Mars10:09 – 10:44
- 4☉︎ Sun10:44 – 11:19
- 5♀︎ Venus11:19 – 11:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:54 – 12:30
- 7☽︎ Moon12:30 – 13:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:05 – 13:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:40 – 14:15
- 10♂︎ Mars14:15 – 14:50
- 11☉︎ Sun14:50 – 15:25
- 12♀︎ Venus15:25 – 16:00
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:00 – 17:25
- 2☽︎ Moon17:25 – 18:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:50 – 20:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:15 – 21:40
- 5♂︎ Mars21:40 – 23:05
- 6☉︎ Sun23:05 – 00:30
- 7♀︎ Venus00:30 – 01:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:55 – 03:19
- 9☽︎ Moon03:19 – 04:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:44 – 06:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:09 – 07:34
- 12♂︎ Mars07:34 – 08:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Saturday, 26 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:59 and sets at 16:00: the day lasts 7h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 35 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:59, lasts 16h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 25m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:59 to 09:34: 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.