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, 24 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:02
- Sunset
- 21:50
- Next sunrise
- 04:00
A day hour lasts 1h 29m; a night hour, 31 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:02 – 05:31
- 2♀︎ Venus05:31 – 07:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:00 – 08:29
- 4☽︎ Moon08:29 – 09:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 11:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:56
- 7♂︎ Mars12:56 – 14:25
- 8☉︎ Sun14:25 – 15:54
- 9♀︎ Venus15:54 – 17:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:23 – 18:52
- 11☽︎ Moon18:52 – 20:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:21 – 21:50
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:50 – 22:21
- 2♂︎ Mars22:21 – 22:51
- 3☉︎ Sun22:51 – 23:22
- 4♀︎ Venus23:22 – 23:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:53 – 00:24
- 6☽︎ Moon00:24 – 00:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:55 – 01:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:26 – 01:57
- 9♂︎ Mars01:57 – 02:28
- 10☉︎ Sun02:28 – 02:58
- 11♀︎ Venus02:58 – 03:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:29 – 04:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint Petersburg?
On Sunday, 24 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:02 and sets at 21:50: the day lasts 17h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 29m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:00, lasts 6h 11m: twelve night hours of 31 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:02 to 05:31: 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.