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 Saturday, 26 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 18:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:52 – 07:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:51 – 08:51
- 3♂︎ Mars08:51 – 09:50
- 4☉︎ Sun09:50 – 10:50
- 5♀︎ Venus10:50 – 11:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:49 – 12:49
- 7☽︎ Moon12:49 – 13:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:49 – 14:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:48 – 15:48
- 10♂︎ Mars15:48 – 16:47
- 11☉︎ Sun16:47 – 17:47
- 12♀︎ Venus17:47 – 18:46
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:46 – 19:47
- 2☽︎ Moon19:47 – 20:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:48 – 21:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:48 – 22:49
- 5♂︎ Mars22:49 – 23:49
- 6☉︎ Sun23:49 – 00:50
- 7♀︎ Venus00:50 – 01:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:51 – 02:51
- 9☽︎ Moon02:51 – 03:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:52 – 04:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:53 – 05:53
- 12♂︎ Mars05:53 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint Petersburg?
On Saturday, 26 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 18:46: the day lasts 11h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 12h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:52 to 07:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.