Planetary hours
in Saint Petersburg.
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, 3 January 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:59
- Sunset
- 16:06
- Next sunrise
- 09:59
A day hour lasts 31 min; a night hour, 1h 29m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:59 – 10:30
- 2☽︎ Moon10:30 – 11:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn11:00 – 11:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:01
- 5♂︎ Mars12:01 – 12:32
- 6☉︎ Sun12:32 – 13:03
- 7♀︎ Venus13:03 – 13:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:33 – 14:04
- 9☽︎ Moon14:04 – 14:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:34 – 15:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:05 – 15:36
- 12♂︎ Mars15:36 – 16:06
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:06 – 17:35
- 2♀︎ Venus17:35 – 19:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:05 – 20:34
- 4☽︎ Moon20:34 – 22:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 23:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 01:02
- 7♂︎ Mars01:02 – 02:32
- 8☉︎ Sun02:32 – 04:01
- 9♀︎ Venus04:01 – 05:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 07:00
- 11☽︎ Moon07:00 – 08:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn08:29 – 09:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint Petersburg?
On Wednesday, 3 January 2024, the Sun rises at 09:59 and sets at 16:06: the day lasts 6h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 31 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:59, lasts 17h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 29m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:59 to 10:30: 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.