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, 2 May 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 20:59
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:53 – 06:13
- 2☉︎ Sun06:13 – 07:34
- 3♀︎ Venus07:34 – 08:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:54 – 10:15
- 5☽︎ Moon10:15 – 11:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:36 – 12:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:56 – 14:17
- 8♂︎ Mars14:17 – 15:37
- 9☉︎ Sun15:37 – 16:58
- 10♀︎ Venus16:58 – 18:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:18 – 19:39
- 12☽︎ Moon19:39 – 20:59
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:59 – 21:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:39 – 22:18
- 3♂︎ Mars22:18 – 22:57
- 4☉︎ Sun22:57 – 23:36
- 5♀︎ Venus23:36 – 00:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:16 – 00:55
- 7☽︎ Moon00:55 – 01:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:34 – 02:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:13 – 02:52
- 10♂︎ Mars02:52 – 03:32
- 11☉︎ Sun03:32 – 04:11
- 12♀︎ Venus04:11 – 04:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint Petersburg?
On Tuesday, 2 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 20:59: the day lasts 16h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:50, lasts 7h 51m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:53 to 06:13: 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.