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, 26 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:25
- Sunset
- 21:43
- Next sunrise
- 04:28
A day hour lasts 1h 26m; a night hour, 34 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:25 – 05:52
- 2♀︎ Venus05:52 – 07:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:18 – 08:45
- 4☽︎ Moon08:45 – 10:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:11 – 11:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 13:04
- 7♂︎ Mars13:04 – 14:30
- 8☉︎ Sun14:30 – 15:57
- 9♀︎ Venus15:57 – 17:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:23 – 18:50
- 11☽︎ Moon18:50 – 20:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:16 – 21:43
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:43 – 22:16
- 2♂︎ Mars22:16 – 22:50
- 3☉︎ Sun22:50 – 23:24
- 4♀︎ Venus23:24 – 23:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:58 – 00:31
- 6☽︎ Moon00:31 – 01:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:05 – 01:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:39 – 02:13
- 9♂︎ Mars02:13 – 02:46
- 10☉︎ Sun02:46 – 03:20
- 11♀︎ Venus03:20 – 03:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:54 – 04:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint Petersburg?
On Sunday, 26 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:25 and sets at 21:43: the day lasts 17h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 26m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:28, lasts 6h 45m: twelve night hours of 34 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:25 to 05:52: 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.