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 Sunday, 3 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 21:01
- Next sunrise
- 04:49
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:52 – 06:12
- 2♀︎ Venus06:12 – 07:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:33 – 08:54
- 4☽︎ Moon08:54 – 10:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 11:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:35 – 12:56
- 7♂︎ Mars12:56 – 14:17
- 8☉︎ Sun14:17 – 15:38
- 9♀︎ Venus15:38 – 16:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:58 – 18:19
- 11☽︎ Moon18:19 – 19:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:40 – 21:01
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:01 – 21:40
- 2♂︎ Mars21:40 – 22:19
- 3☉︎ Sun22:19 – 22:58
- 4♀︎ Venus22:58 – 23:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:37 – 00:16
- 6☽︎ Moon00:16 – 00:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:55 – 01:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:34 – 02:13
- 9♂︎ Mars02:13 – 02:52
- 10☉︎ Sun02:52 – 03:31
- 11♀︎ Venus03:31 – 04:10
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:10 – 04:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint Petersburg?
On Sunday, 3 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 21:01: the day lasts 16h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:49, lasts 7h 48m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:52 to 06:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.