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 Monday, 24 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Sunset
- 20:26
- Next sunrise
- 05:36
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:34 – 06:48
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:48 – 08:03
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:03 – 09:17
- 4♂︎ Mars09:17 – 10:31
- 5☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:46
- 6♀︎ Venus11:46 – 13:00
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:00 – 14:14
- 8☽︎ Moon14:14 – 15:28
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:28 – 16:43
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:43 – 17:57
- 11♂︎ Mars17:57 – 19:11
- 12☉︎ Sun19:11 – 20:26
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:26 – 21:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:12 – 21:57
- 3☽︎ Moon21:57 – 22:43
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:43 – 23:29
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:29 – 00:15
- 6♂︎ Mars00:15 – 01:01
- 7☉︎ Sun01:01 – 01:47
- 8♀︎ Venus01:47 – 02:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:33 – 03:19
- 10☽︎ Moon03:19 – 04:05
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:05 – 04:50
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:50 – 05:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint Petersburg?
On Monday, 24 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:34 and sets at 20:26: the day lasts 14h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 9h 11m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:34 to 06:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.