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 Tuesday, 1 February 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:13
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Next sunrise
- 09:11
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:13 – 09:53
- 2☉︎ Sun09:53 – 10:33
- 3♀︎ Venus10:33 – 11:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:13 – 11:52
- 5☽︎ Moon11:52 – 12:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:32 – 13:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:12 – 13:52
- 8♂︎ Mars13:52 – 14:32
- 9☉︎ Sun14:32 – 15:12
- 10♀︎ Venus15:12 – 15:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:52 – 16:31
- 12☽︎ Moon16:31 – 17:11
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:11 – 18:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:31 – 19:51
- 3♂︎ Mars19:51 – 21:11
- 4☉︎ Sun21:11 – 22:31
- 5♀︎ Venus22:31 – 23:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:51 – 01:11
- 7☽︎ Moon01:11 – 02:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:31 – 03:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:51 – 05:11
- 10♂︎ Mars05:11 – 06:31
- 11☉︎ Sun06:31 – 07:51
- 12♀︎ Venus07:51 – 09:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint Petersburg?
On Tuesday, 1 February 2028, the Sun rises at 09:13 and sets at 17:11: the day lasts 7h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:11, lasts 16h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:13 to 09:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.