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, 20 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:43
- Sunset
- 16:37
- Next sunrise
- 08:42
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:43 – 09:23
- 2☽︎ Moon09:23 – 10:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:02 – 10:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:42 – 11:21
- 5♂︎ Mars11:21 – 12:01
- 6☉︎ Sun12:01 – 12:40
- 7♀︎ Venus12:40 – 13:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:20 – 13:59
- 9☽︎ Moon13:59 – 14:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:39 – 15:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:18 – 15:58
- 12♂︎ Mars15:58 – 16:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:37 – 17:58
- 2♀︎ Venus17:58 – 19:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:18 – 20:38
- 4☽︎ Moon20:38 – 21:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:59 – 23:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:19 – 00:40
- 7♂︎ Mars00:40 – 02:00
- 8☉︎ Sun02:00 – 03:20
- 9♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:41 – 06:01
- 11☽︎ Moon06:01 – 07:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:21 – 08:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Wednesday, 20 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:43 and sets at 16:37: the day lasts 7h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:42, lasts 16h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:43 to 09:23: 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.