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, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:59
- Sunset
- 16:07
- Next sunrise
- 09:58
A day hour lasts 31 min; a night hour, 1h 29m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:59 – 10:30
- 2♀︎ Venus10:30 – 11:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury11:00 – 11:31
- 4☽︎ Moon11:31 – 12:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn12:01 – 12:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:32 – 13:03
- 7♂︎ Mars13:03 – 13:33
- 8☉︎ Sun13:33 – 14:04
- 9♀︎ Venus14:04 – 14:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:35 – 15:05
- 11☽︎ Moon15:05 – 15:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:36 – 16:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 17:36
- 2♂︎ Mars17:36 – 19:05
- 3☉︎ Sun19:05 – 20:34
- 4♀︎ Venus20:34 – 22:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 23:33
- 6☽︎ Moon23:33 – 01:02
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:02 – 02:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:32 – 04:01
- 9♂︎ Mars04:01 – 05:30
- 10☉︎ Sun05:30 – 07:00
- 11♀︎ Venus07:00 – 08:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury08:29 – 09:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint Petersburg?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:59 and sets at 16:07: the day lasts 6h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 31 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:58, lasts 17h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 29m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:59 to 10:30: 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.