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, 27 February 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:03
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:03 – 08:54
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:54 – 09:46
- 3☽︎ Moon09:46 – 10:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:37 – 11:29
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:29 – 12:20
- 6♂︎ Mars12:20 – 13:12
- 7☉︎ Sun13:12 – 14:03
- 8♀︎ Venus14:03 – 14:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:54 – 15:46
- 10☽︎ Moon15:46 – 16:37
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:37 – 17:29
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:29 – 18:20
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:20 – 19:29
- 2☉︎ Sun19:29 – 20:37
- 3♀︎ Venus20:37 – 21:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:45 – 22:54
- 5☽︎ Moon22:54 – 00:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:02 – 01:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:10 – 02:18
- 8♂︎ Mars02:18 – 03:27
- 9☉︎ Sun03:27 – 04:35
- 10♀︎ Venus04:35 – 05:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:43 – 06:52
- 12☽︎ Moon06:52 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint Petersburg?
On Friday, 27 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:03 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 10h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 13h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:03 to 08:54: 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.