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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:41
- Sunset
- 21:26
- Next sunrise
- 04:44
A day hour lasts 1h 24m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:41 – 06:05
- 2♀︎ Venus06:05 – 07:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:53
- 4☽︎ Moon08:53 – 10:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:16 – 11:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:40 – 13:04
- 7♂︎ Mars13:04 – 14:27
- 8☉︎ Sun14:27 – 15:51
- 9♀︎ Venus15:51 – 17:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:15 – 18:39
- 11☽︎ Moon18:39 – 20:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:02 – 21:26
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:26 – 22:02
- 2♂︎ Mars22:02 – 22:39
- 3☉︎ Sun22:39 – 23:15
- 4♀︎ Venus23:15 – 23:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:52 – 00:28
- 6☽︎ Moon00:28 – 01:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:05 – 01:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:41 – 02:18
- 9♂︎ Mars02:18 – 02:54
- 10☉︎ Sun02:54 – 03:31
- 11♀︎ Venus03:31 – 04:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:07 – 04:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint Petersburg?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:41 and sets at 21:26: the day lasts 16h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 24m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:44, lasts 7h 18m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:41 to 06:05: 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.