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, 8 January 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:56
- Sunset
- 16:16
- Next sunrise
- 08:55
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:56 – 09:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:32 – 10:09
- 3♂︎ Mars10:09 – 10:46
- 4☉︎ Sun10:46 – 11:22
- 5♀︎ Venus11:22 – 11:59
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:59 – 12:36
- 7☽︎ Moon12:36 – 13:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:12 – 13:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:49 – 14:26
- 10♂︎ Mars14:26 – 15:02
- 11☉︎ Sun15:02 – 15:39
- 12♀︎ Venus15:39 – 16:16
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:16 – 17:39
- 2☽︎ Moon17:39 – 19:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:02 – 20:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:25 – 21:49
- 5♂︎ Mars21:49 – 23:12
- 6☉︎ Sun23:12 – 00:35
- 7♀︎ Venus00:35 – 01:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:59 – 03:22
- 9☽︎ Moon03:22 – 04:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:45 – 06:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:08 – 07:32
- 12♂︎ Mars07:32 – 08:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Saturday, 8 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:56 and sets at 16:16: the day lasts 7h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:55, lasts 16h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:56 to 09:32: 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.