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, 5 January 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:57
- Sunset
- 16:11
- Next sunrise
- 08:57
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:57 – 09:33
- 2☽︎ Moon09:33 – 10:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:10 – 10:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 11:22
- 5♂︎ Mars11:22 – 11:58
- 6☉︎ Sun11:58 – 12:34
- 7♀︎ Venus12:34 – 13:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:10 – 13:47
- 9☽︎ Moon13:47 – 14:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:23 – 14:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:59 – 15:35
- 12♂︎ Mars15:35 – 16:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:11 – 17:35
- 2♀︎ Venus17:35 – 18:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:59 – 20:23
- 4☽︎ Moon20:23 – 21:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:46 – 23:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:10 – 00:34
- 7♂︎ Mars00:34 – 01:58
- 8☉︎ Sun01:58 – 03:22
- 9♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:45 – 06:09
- 11☽︎ Moon06:09 – 07:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:33 – 08:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Wednesday, 5 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:57 and sets at 16:11: the day lasts 7h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:57, lasts 16h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:57 to 09:33: 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.