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, 14 July 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:00
- Sunset
- 22:07
- Next sunrise
- 04:02
A day hour lasts 1h 31m; a night hour, 30 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 05:30
- 2☽︎ Moon05:30 – 07:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:01 – 08:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:32 – 10:02
- 5♂︎ Mars10:02 – 11:33
- 6☉︎ Sun11:33 – 13:03
- 7♀︎ Venus13:03 – 14:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:34 – 16:05
- 9☽︎ Moon16:05 – 17:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:35 – 19:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:06 – 20:36
- 12♂︎ Mars20:36 – 22:07
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun22:07 – 22:37
- 2♀︎ Venus22:37 – 23:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:06 – 23:36
- 4☽︎ Moon23:36 – 00:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:05 – 00:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:35 – 01:04
- 7♂︎ Mars01:04 – 01:34
- 8☉︎ Sun01:34 – 02:04
- 9♀︎ Venus02:04 – 02:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:33 – 03:03
- 11☽︎ Moon03:03 – 03:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:32 – 04:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint Petersburg?
On Wednesday, 14 July 2027, the Sun rises at 04:00 and sets at 22:07: the day lasts 18h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 31m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:02, lasts 5h 55m: twelve night hours of 30 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:00 to 05:30: 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.