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 Friday, 2 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 09:59
- Sunset
- 16:05
- Next sunrise
- 09:59
A day hour lasts 30 min; a night hour, 1h 29m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus09:59 – 10:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury10:30 – 11:00
- 3☽︎ Moon11:00 – 11:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:31 – 12:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:01 – 12:32
- 6♂︎ Mars12:32 – 13:02
- 7☉︎ Sun13:02 – 13:33
- 8♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 14:34
- 10☽︎ Moon14:34 – 15:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:04 – 15:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:35 – 16:05
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:05 – 17:35
- 2☉︎ Sun17:35 – 19:04
- 3♀︎ Venus19:04 – 20:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:34 – 22:03
- 5☽︎ Moon22:03 – 23:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 01:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:02 – 02:32
- 8♂︎ Mars02:32 – 04:01
- 9☉︎ Sun04:01 – 05:30
- 10♀︎ Venus05:30 – 07:00
- 11☿︎ Mercury07:00 – 08:29
- 12☽︎ Moon08:29 – 09:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint Petersburg?
On Friday, 2 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:59 and sets at 16:05: the day lasts 6h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 30 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:59, lasts 17h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 29m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, 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: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.