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, 1 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:24 – 07:31
- 2☽︎ Moon07:31 – 08:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:37 – 09:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 10:50
- 5♂︎ Mars10:50 – 11:56
- 6☉︎ Sun11:56 – 13:03
- 7♀︎ Venus13:03 – 14:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:09 – 15:16
- 9☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:22 – 17:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:29 – 18:35
- 12♂︎ Mars18:35 – 19:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:42 – 20:35
- 2♀︎ Venus20:35 – 21:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:22
- 4☽︎ Moon22:22 – 23:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:15 – 00:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:08 – 01:01
- 7♂︎ Mars01:01 – 01:55
- 8☉︎ Sun01:55 – 02:48
- 9♀︎ Venus02:48 – 03:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:41 – 04:35
- 11☽︎ Moon04:35 – 05:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:28 – 06:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint Petersburg?
On Wednesday, 1 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 13h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 10h 39m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:24 to 07:31: 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.