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, 22 August 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 20:32
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:29 – 06:44
- 2♀︎ Venus06:44 – 07:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:59 – 09:15
- 4☽︎ Moon09:15 – 10:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:45 – 13:00
- 7♂︎ Mars13:00 – 14:16
- 8☉︎ Sun14:16 – 15:31
- 9♀︎ Venus15:31 – 16:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:46 – 18:02
- 11☽︎ Moon18:02 – 19:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:17 – 20:32
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:32 – 21:17
- 2♂︎ Mars21:17 – 22:02
- 3☉︎ Sun22:02 – 22:47
- 4♀︎ Venus22:47 – 23:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:32 – 00:17
- 6☽︎ Moon00:17 – 01:02
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:02 – 01:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:47 – 02:31
- 9♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:16
- 10☉︎ Sun03:16 – 04:01
- 11♀︎ Venus04:01 – 04:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint Petersburg?
On Sunday, 22 August 2027, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 20:32: the day lasts 15h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 8h 59m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:29 to 06:44: 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.