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, 27 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 03:56
- Sunset
- 21:56
- Next sunrise
- 03:55
A day hour lasts 1h 30m; a night hour, 30 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury03:56 – 05:26
- 2☽︎ Moon05:26 – 06:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:56 – 08:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:26 – 09:56
- 5♂︎ Mars09:56 – 11:26
- 6☉︎ Sun11:26 – 12:56
- 7♀︎ Venus12:56 – 14:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:26 – 15:56
- 9☽︎ Moon15:56 – 17:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:26 – 18:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:56 – 20:26
- 12♂︎ Mars20:26 – 21:56
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:56 – 22:26
- 2♀︎ Venus22:26 – 22:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:56 – 23:26
- 4☽︎ Moon23:26 – 23:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:55 – 00:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 00:55
- 7♂︎ Mars00:55 – 01:25
- 8☉︎ Sun01:25 – 01:55
- 9♀︎ Venus01:55 – 02:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:25 – 02:55
- 11☽︎ Moon02:55 – 03:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:25 – 03:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint Petersburg?
On Wednesday, 27 May 2026, the Sun rises at 03:56 and sets at 21:56: the day lasts 17h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 30m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:55, lasts 5h 59m: twelve night hours of 30 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 03:56 to 05:26: 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.