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 Saturday, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:40
- Sunset
- 15:57
- Next sunrise
- 09:42
A day hour lasts 31 min; a night hour, 1h 29m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:40 – 10:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter10:11 – 10:43
- 3♂︎ Mars10:43 – 11:14
- 4☉︎ Sun11:14 – 11:46
- 5♀︎ Venus11:46 – 12:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:17 – 12:49
- 7☽︎ Moon12:49 – 13:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:20 – 13:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:51 – 14:23
- 10♂︎ Mars14:23 – 14:54
- 11☉︎ Sun14:54 – 15:26
- 12♀︎ Venus15:26 – 15:57
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:57 – 17:26
- 2☽︎ Moon17:26 – 18:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:55 – 20:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:23 – 21:52
- 5♂︎ Mars21:52 – 23:21
- 6☉︎ Sun23:21 – 00:50
- 7♀︎ Venus00:50 – 02:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:18 – 03:47
- 9☽︎ Moon03:47 – 05:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:16 – 06:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:44 – 08:13
- 12♂︎ Mars08:13 – 09:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint Petersburg?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:40 and sets at 15:57: the day lasts 6h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 31 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:42, lasts 17h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 29m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:40 to 10:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.