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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:34
- Sunset
- 16:00
- Next sunrise
- 09:36
A day hour lasts 32 min; a night hour, 1h 28m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:34 – 10:07
- 2☽︎ Moon10:07 – 10:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:39 – 11:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:11 – 11:43
- 5♂︎ Mars11:43 – 12:15
- 6☉︎ Sun12:15 – 12:47
- 7♀︎ Venus12:47 – 13:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:20 – 13:52
- 9☽︎ Moon13:52 – 14:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:24 – 14:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:56 – 15:28
- 12♂︎ Mars15:28 – 16:00
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:00 – 17:28
- 2♀︎ Venus17:28 – 18:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:56 – 20:24
- 4☽︎ Moon20:24 – 21:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:52 – 23:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:20 – 00:48
- 7♂︎ Mars00:48 – 02:16
- 8☉︎ Sun02:16 – 03:44
- 9♀︎ Venus03:44 – 05:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 06:40
- 11☽︎ Moon06:40 – 08:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn08:08 – 09:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint Petersburg?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:34 and sets at 16:00: the day lasts 6h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 32 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:36, lasts 17h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 28m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:34 to 10:07: 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.