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 Tuesday, 6 January 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:57
- Sunset
- 16:12
- Next sunrise
- 09:56
A day hour lasts 31 min; a night hour, 1h 29m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:57 – 10:28
- 2☉︎ Sun10:28 – 10:59
- 3♀︎ Venus10:59 – 11:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:30 – 12:02
- 5☽︎ Moon12:02 – 12:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:33 – 13:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:04 – 13:36
- 8♂︎ Mars13:36 – 14:07
- 9☉︎ Sun14:07 – 14:38
- 10♀︎ Venus14:38 – 15:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 15:41
- 12☽︎ Moon15:41 – 16:12
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:12 – 17:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:41 – 19:09
- 3♂︎ Mars19:09 – 20:38
- 4☉︎ Sun20:38 – 22:07
- 5♀︎ Venus22:07 – 23:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:35 – 01:04
- 7☽︎ Moon01:04 – 02:32
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:32 – 04:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter04:01 – 05:30
- 10♂︎ Mars05:30 – 06:58
- 11☉︎ Sun06:58 – 08:27
- 12♀︎ Venus08:27 – 09:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint Petersburg?
On Tuesday, 6 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:57 and sets at 16:12: the day lasts 6h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 31 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:56, lasts 17h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 29m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:57 to 10:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.