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 Thursday, 1 January 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 10:00
- Sunset
- 16:04
- Next sunrise
- 09:59
A day hour lasts 30 min; a night hour, 1h 30m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter10:00 – 10:30
- 2♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:01
- 3☉︎ Sun11:01 – 11:31
- 4♀︎ Venus11:31 – 12:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury12:01 – 12:32
- 6☽︎ Moon12:32 – 13:02
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:02 – 13:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:32 – 14:03
- 9♂︎ Mars14:03 – 14:33
- 10☉︎ Sun14:33 – 15:03
- 11♀︎ Venus15:03 – 15:34
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:34 – 16:04
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:04 – 17:34
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:34 – 19:03
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:03 – 20:33
- 4♂︎ Mars20:33 – 22:02
- 5☉︎ Sun22:02 – 23:32
- 6♀︎ Venus23:32 – 01:02
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:02 – 02:31
- 8☽︎ Moon02:31 – 04:01
- 9♄︎ Saturn04:01 – 05:31
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:31 – 07:00
- 11♂︎ Mars07:00 – 08:30
- 12☉︎ Sun08:30 – 09:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint Petersburg?
On Thursday, 1 January 2026, the Sun rises at 10:00 and sets at 16:04: the day lasts 6h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 30 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:59, lasts 17h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 30m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 10:00 to 10:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.