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, 4 February 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:05
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Next sunrise
- 09:02
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:05 – 09:46
- 2☽︎ Moon09:46 – 10:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:09 – 11:50
- 5♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:31
- 6☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:13
- 7♀︎ Venus13:13 – 13:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:54 – 14:35
- 9☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:16 – 15:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 16:39
- 12♂︎ Mars16:39 – 17:20
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:20 – 18:39
- 2♀︎ Venus18:39 – 19:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:57 – 21:16
- 4☽︎ Moon21:16 – 22:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:34 – 23:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 01:11
- 7♂︎ Mars01:11 – 02:30
- 8☉︎ Sun02:30 – 03:48
- 9♀︎ Venus03:48 – 05:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 06:25
- 11☽︎ Moon06:25 – 07:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:44 – 09:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint Petersburg?
On Wednesday, 4 February 2026, the Sun rises at 09:05 and sets at 17:20: the day lasts 8h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:02, lasts 15h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:05 to 09:46: 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.