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, 1 May 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 20:55
- Next sunrise
- 04:55
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:58 – 06:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:17 – 07:37
- 3♂︎ Mars07:37 – 08:57
- 4☉︎ Sun08:57 – 10:17
- 5♀︎ Venus10:17 – 11:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:36 – 12:56
- 7☽︎ Moon12:56 – 14:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:16 – 15:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:36 – 16:56
- 10♂︎ Mars16:56 – 18:15
- 11☉︎ Sun18:15 – 19:35
- 12♀︎ Venus19:35 – 20:55
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:55 – 21:35
- 2☽︎ Moon21:35 – 22:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:15 – 22:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:55 – 23:35
- 5♂︎ Mars23:35 – 00:15
- 6☉︎ Sun00:15 – 00:55
- 7♀︎ Venus00:55 – 01:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:35 – 02:15
- 9☽︎ Moon02:15 – 02:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:55 – 03:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:35 – 04:15
- 12♂︎ Mars04:15 – 04:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint Petersburg?
On Saturday, 1 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 20:55: the day lasts 15h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:55, lasts 8h 00m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:58 to 06:17: 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.