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, 23 June 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 03:35
- Sunset
- 22:26
- Next sunrise
- 03:36
A day hour lasts 1h 34m; a night hour, 26 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury03:35 – 05:09
- 2☽︎ Moon05:09 – 06:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:44 – 08:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:18 – 09:52
- 5♂︎ Mars09:52 – 11:26
- 6☉︎ Sun11:26 – 13:00
- 7♀︎ Venus13:00 – 14:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:35 – 16:09
- 9☽︎ Moon16:09 – 17:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:43 – 19:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:17 – 20:51
- 12♂︎ Mars20:51 – 22:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun22:26 – 22:51
- 2♀︎ Venus22:51 – 23:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:17 – 23:43
- 4☽︎ Moon23:43 – 00:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:09 – 00:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:35 – 01:01
- 7♂︎ Mars01:01 – 01:26
- 8☉︎ Sun01:26 – 01:52
- 9♀︎ Venus01:52 – 02:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:18 – 02:44
- 11☽︎ Moon02:44 – 03:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:10 – 03:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint Petersburg?
On Wednesday, 23 June 2027, the Sun rises at 03:35 and sets at 22:26: the day lasts 18h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 34m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:36, lasts 5h 10m: twelve night hours of 26 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 03:35 to 05:09: 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.