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 Tuesday, 6 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:15 – 08:10
- 2☉︎ Sun08:10 – 09:05
- 3♀︎ Venus09:05 – 10:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:01 – 10:56
- 5☽︎ Moon10:56 – 11:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:51 – 12:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:46 – 13:41
- 8♂︎ Mars13:41 – 14:36
- 9☉︎ Sun14:36 – 15:31
- 10♀︎ Venus15:31 – 16:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:26 – 17:21
- 12☽︎ Moon17:21 – 18:16
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:16 – 19:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:21 – 20:27
- 3♂︎ Mars20:27 – 21:32
- 4☉︎ Sun21:32 – 22:37
- 5♀︎ Venus22:37 – 23:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:42 – 00:47
- 7☽︎ Moon00:47 – 01:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:52 – 02:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:57 – 04:02
- 10♂︎ Mars04:02 – 05:07
- 11☉︎ Sun05:07 – 06:13
- 12♀︎ Venus06:13 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint Petersburg?
On Tuesday, 6 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 11h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 13h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:15 to 08:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.