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, 5 January 2029: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 09:57
- Sunset
- 16:11
- Next sunrise
- 09:56
A day hour lasts 31 min; a night hour, 1h 29m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus09:57 – 10:28
- 2☿︎ Mercury10:28 – 10:59
- 3☽︎ Moon10:59 – 11:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:31 – 12:02
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:02 – 12:33
- 6♂︎ Mars12:33 – 13:04
- 7☉︎ Sun13:04 – 13:35
- 8♀︎ Venus13:35 – 14:06
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:06 – 14:37
- 10☽︎ Moon14:37 – 15:08
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:08 – 15:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:40 – 16:11
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:11 – 17:39
- 2☉︎ Sun17:39 – 19:08
- 3♀︎ Venus19:08 – 20:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:37 – 22:06
- 5☽︎ Moon22:06 – 23:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:35 – 01:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:03 – 02:32
- 8♂︎ Mars02:32 – 04:01
- 9☉︎ Sun04:01 – 05:30
- 10♀︎ Venus05:30 – 06:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:59 – 08:27
- 12☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint Petersburg?
On Friday, 5 January 2029, the Sun rises at 09:57 and sets at 16:11: the day lasts 6h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 31 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:56, lasts 17h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 29m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 09:57 to 10:28: 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.