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 Friday, 8 September 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 19:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:18 – 08:25
- 3☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:33 – 10:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:40 – 11:48
- 6♂︎ Mars11:48 – 12:55
- 7☉︎ Sun12:55 – 14:02
- 8♀︎ Venus14:02 – 15:10
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:10 – 16:17
- 10☽︎ Moon16:17 – 17:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:25 – 18:32
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:32 – 19:39
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:39 – 20:32
- 2☉︎ Sun20:32 – 21:25
- 3♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:18 – 23:11
- 5☽︎ Moon23:11 – 00:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 00:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:56 – 01:49
- 8♂︎ Mars01:49 – 02:42
- 9☉︎ Sun02:42 – 03:35
- 10♀︎ Venus03:35 – 04:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:27 – 05:20
- 12☽︎ Moon05:20 – 06:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint Petersburg?
On Friday, 8 September 2028, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 19:39: the day lasts 13h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 10h 34m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:11 to 07:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.