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 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 03:41
- Sunset
- 22:23
- Next sunrise
- 03:42
A day hour lasts 1h 33m; a night hour, 27 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury03:41 – 05:14
- 2☽︎ Moon05:14 – 06:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:48 – 08:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:21 – 09:55
- 5♂︎ Mars09:55 – 11:28
- 6☉︎ Sun11:28 – 13:02
- 7♀︎ Venus13:02 – 14:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:35 – 16:09
- 9☽︎ Moon16:09 – 17:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:42 – 19:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:16 – 20:49
- 12♂︎ Mars20:49 – 22:23
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun22:23 – 22:49
- 2♀︎ Venus22:49 – 23:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:16 – 23:42
- 4☽︎ Moon23:42 – 00:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:09 – 00:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:36 – 01:02
- 7♂︎ Mars01:02 – 01:29
- 8☉︎ Sun01:29 – 01:56
- 9♀︎ Venus01:56 – 02:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:22 – 02:49
- 11☽︎ Moon02:49 – 03:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:15 – 03:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint Petersburg?
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Sun rises at 03:41 and sets at 22:23: the day lasts 18h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 33m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:42, lasts 5h 19m: twelve night hours of 27 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 03:41 to 05:14: 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.