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, 10 May 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:32
- Sunset
- 21:19
- Next sunrise
- 04:30
A day hour lasts 1h 24m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:32 – 05:56
- 2☽︎ Moon05:56 – 07:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:20 – 08:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:44 – 10:08
- 5♂︎ Mars10:08 – 11:32
- 6☉︎ Sun11:32 – 12:56
- 7♀︎ Venus12:56 – 14:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:43
- 9☽︎ Moon15:43 – 17:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:07 – 18:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:31 – 19:55
- 12♂︎ Mars19:55 – 21:19
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:19 – 21:55
- 2♀︎ Venus21:55 – 22:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:31 – 23:07
- 4☽︎ Moon23:07 – 23:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:18 – 00:54
- 7♂︎ Mars00:54 – 01:30
- 8☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:06
- 9♀︎ Venus02:06 – 02:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:42 – 03:18
- 11☽︎ Moon03:18 – 03:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:54 – 04:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint Petersburg?
On Wednesday, 10 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:32 and sets at 21:19: the day lasts 16h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 24m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:30, lasts 7h 11m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:32 to 05:56: 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.