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, 1 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 20:56
- Next sunrise
- 04:54
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:57 – 06:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:17 – 07:37
- 3☽︎ Moon07:37 – 08:57
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:57 – 10:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:16 – 11:36
- 6♂︎ Mars11:36 – 12:56
- 7☉︎ Sun12:56 – 14:16
- 8♀︎ Venus14:16 – 15:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:36 – 16:56
- 10☽︎ Moon16:56 – 18:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:16 – 19:36
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:36 – 20:56
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:56 – 21:35
- 2☉︎ Sun21:35 – 22:15
- 3♀︎ Venus22:15 – 22:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:55 – 23:35
- 5☽︎ Moon23:35 – 00:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:15 – 00:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:55 – 01:35
- 8♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:15
- 9☉︎ Sun02:15 – 02:55
- 10♀︎ Venus02:55 – 03:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:34 – 04:14
- 12☽︎ Moon04:14 – 04:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint Petersburg?
On Friday, 1 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 20:56: the day lasts 15h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:54, lasts 7h 59m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:57 to 06:17: 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.