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 December 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:57
- Sunset
- 15:57
- Next sunrise
- 08:57
A day hour lasts 35 min; a night hour, 1h 25m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:57 – 09:32
- 2☽︎ Moon09:32 – 10:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:07 – 10:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:42 – 11:17
- 5♂︎ Mars11:17 – 11:52
- 6☉︎ Sun11:52 – 12:27
- 7♀︎ Venus12:27 – 13:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:02 – 13:37
- 9☽︎ Moon13:37 – 14:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:12 – 14:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:47 – 15:22
- 12♂︎ Mars15:22 – 15:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:57 – 17:22
- 2♀︎ Venus17:22 – 18:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:47 – 20:12
- 4☽︎ Moon20:12 – 21:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:37 – 23:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:02 – 00:27
- 7♂︎ Mars00:27 – 01:52
- 8☉︎ Sun01:52 – 03:17
- 9♀︎ Venus03:17 – 04:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:42 – 06:07
- 11☽︎ Moon06:07 – 07:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:32 – 08:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Moscow?
On Wednesday, 20 December 2028, the Sun rises at 08:57 and sets at 15:57: the day lasts 7h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 35 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:57, lasts 17h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 25m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:57 to 09:32: 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.