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, 17 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:00
- Sunset
- 16:25
- Next sunrise
- 09:03
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:00 – 09:38
- 2☉︎ Sun09:38 – 10:15
- 3♀︎ Venus10:15 – 10:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:52 – 11:29
- 5☽︎ Moon11:29 – 12:06
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:06 – 12:43
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:43 – 13:20
- 8♂︎ Mars13:20 – 13:57
- 9☉︎ Sun13:57 – 14:34
- 10♀︎ Venus14:34 – 15:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 15:48
- 12☽︎ Moon15:48 – 16:25
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:48 – 19:12
- 3♂︎ Mars19:12 – 20:35
- 4☉︎ Sun20:35 – 21:58
- 5♀︎ Venus21:58 – 23:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:21 – 00:44
- 7☽︎ Moon00:44 – 02:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:07 – 03:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:30 – 04:53
- 10♂︎ Mars04:53 – 06:17
- 11☉︎ Sun06:17 – 07:40
- 12♀︎ Venus07:40 – 09:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint Petersburg?
On Tuesday, 17 November 2026, the Sun rises at 09:00 and sets at 16:25: the day lasts 7h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:03, lasts 16h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:00 to 09:38: 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.