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, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 21:08
- Next sunrise
- 05:00
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:58 – 06:19
- 2♀︎ Venus06:19 – 07:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:40 – 09:00
- 4☽︎ Moon09:00 – 10:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 11:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 13:03
- 7♂︎ Mars13:03 – 14:24
- 8☉︎ Sun14:24 – 15:45
- 9♀︎ Venus15:45 – 17:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:05 – 18:26
- 11☽︎ Moon18:26 – 19:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:47 – 21:08
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:08 – 21:47
- 2♂︎ Mars21:47 – 22:27
- 3☉︎ Sun22:27 – 23:06
- 4♀︎ Venus23:06 – 23:45
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:45 – 00:25
- 6☽︎ Moon00:25 – 01:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:04 – 01:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 02:23
- 9♂︎ Mars02:23 – 03:02
- 10☉︎ Sun03:02 – 03:42
- 11♀︎ Venus03:42 – 04:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:21 – 05:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint Petersburg?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 21:08: the day lasts 16h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:00, lasts 7h 53m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:58 to 06:19: 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.