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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:38
- Sunset
- 16:45
- Next sunrise
- 08:40
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:38 – 09:18
- 2♀︎ Venus09:18 – 09:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:59 – 10:40
- 4☽︎ Moon10:40 – 11:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:20 – 12:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:01 – 12:42
- 7♂︎ Mars12:42 – 13:22
- 8☉︎ Sun13:22 – 14:03
- 9♀︎ Venus14:03 – 14:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:43 – 15:24
- 11☽︎ Moon15:24 – 16:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:05 – 16:45
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:45 – 18:05
- 2♂︎ Mars18:05 – 19:25
- 3☉︎ Sun19:25 – 20:44
- 4♀︎ Venus20:44 – 22:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 23:23
- 6☽︎ Moon23:23 – 00:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 02:02
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:02 – 03:22
- 9♂︎ Mars03:22 – 04:42
- 10☉︎ Sun04:42 – 06:01
- 11♀︎ Venus06:01 – 07:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:21 – 08:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint Petersburg?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:38 and sets at 16:45: the day lasts 8h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:40, lasts 15h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:38 to 09:18: 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.