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, 8 September 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:09 – 07:17
- 2☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:24 – 09:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:32 – 10:40
- 5♂︎ Mars10:40 – 11:48
- 6☉︎ Sun11:48 – 12:55
- 7♀︎ Venus12:55 – 14:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 15:11
- 9☽︎ Moon15:11 – 16:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:26 – 18:34
- 12♂︎ Mars18:34 – 19:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:42 – 20:34
- 2♀︎ Venus20:34 – 21:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:27 – 22:19
- 4☽︎ Moon22:19 – 23:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:12 – 00:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:04 – 00:56
- 7♂︎ Mars00:56 – 01:49
- 8☉︎ Sun01:49 – 02:41
- 9♀︎ Venus02:41 – 03:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:34 – 04:26
- 11☽︎ Moon04:26 – 05:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:19 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint Petersburg?
On Wednesday, 8 September 2027, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 13h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 10h 29m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:09 to 07:17: 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.