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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:27
- Sunset
- 16:55
- Next sunrise
- 08:30
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Right now☿︎ Hour of Mercury — hour 3 of the night, until 20:49
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:27 – 09:10
- 2☽︎ Moon09:10 – 09:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:52 – 10:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:34 – 11:17
- 5♂︎ Mars11:17 – 11:59
- 6☉︎ Sun11:59 – 12:41
- 7♀︎ Venus12:41 – 13:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:24 – 14:06
- 9☽︎ Moon14:06 – 14:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 15:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:31 – 16:13
- 12♂︎ Mars16:13 – 16:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:55 – 18:13
- 2♀︎ Venus18:13 – 19:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:31 – 20:49
- 4☽︎ Moon20:49 – 22:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:07 – 23:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:25 – 00:43
- 7♂︎ Mars00:43 – 02:01
- 8☉︎ Sun02:01 – 03:18
- 9♀︎ Venus03:18 – 04:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:36 – 05:54
- 11☽︎ Moon05:54 – 07:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:12 – 08:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint Petersburg?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:27 and sets at 16:55: the day lasts 8h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 15h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:27 to 09:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.