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, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:59
- Sunset
- 16:04
- Next sunrise
- 08:59
A day hour lasts 35 min; a night hour, 1h 25m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:59 – 09:34
- 2☽︎ Moon09:34 – 10:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:10 – 10:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:45 – 11:21
- 5♂︎ Mars11:21 – 11:56
- 6☉︎ Sun11:56 – 12:32
- 7♀︎ Venus12:32 – 13:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:07 – 13:42
- 9☽︎ Moon13:42 – 14:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:18 – 14:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:53 – 15:29
- 12♂︎ Mars15:29 – 16:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:04 – 17:29
- 2♀︎ Venus17:29 – 18:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:53 – 20:18
- 4☽︎ Moon20:18 – 21:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:42 – 23:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:07 – 00:31
- 7♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:56
- 8☉︎ Sun01:56 – 03:21
- 9♀︎ Venus03:21 – 04:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:45 – 06:10
- 11☽︎ Moon06:10 – 07:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:34 – 08:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:59 and sets at 16:04: the day lasts 7h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 35 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:59, lasts 16h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 25m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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: 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.