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 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:45
- Sunset
- 15:55
- Next sunrise
- 09:46
A day hour lasts 31 min; a night hour, 1h 29m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:45 – 10:16
- 2☽︎ Moon10:16 – 10:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:46 – 11:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:17 – 11:48
- 5♂︎ Mars11:48 – 12:19
- 6☉︎ Sun12:19 – 12:50
- 7♀︎ Venus12:50 – 13:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:21 – 13:52
- 9☽︎ Moon13:52 – 14:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:22 – 14:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:53 – 15:24
- 12♂︎ Mars15:24 – 15:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:55 – 17:24
- 2♀︎ Venus17:24 – 18:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:53 – 20:23
- 4☽︎ Moon20:23 – 21:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:52 – 23:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:21 – 00:51
- 7♂︎ Mars00:51 – 02:20
- 8☉︎ Sun02:20 – 03:49
- 9♀︎ Venus03:49 – 05:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:19 – 06:48
- 11☽︎ Moon06:48 – 08:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn08:17 – 09:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint Petersburg?
On Wednesday, 8 December 2027, the Sun rises at 09:45 and sets at 15:55: the day lasts 6h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 31 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:46, lasts 17h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 29m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:45 to 10:16: 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.