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, 31 January 2029: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:14
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Next sunrise
- 09:11
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:14 – 09:53
- 2☽︎ Moon09:53 – 10:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:33 – 11:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:13 – 11:53
- 5♂︎ Mars11:53 – 12:32
- 6☉︎ Sun12:32 – 13:12
- 7♀︎ Venus13:12 – 13:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:52 – 14:32
- 9☽︎ Moon14:32 – 15:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:11 – 15:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:51 – 16:31
- 12♂︎ Mars16:31 – 17:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:11 – 18:31
- 2♀︎ Venus18:31 – 19:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:51 – 21:11
- 4☽︎ Moon21:11 – 22:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:31 – 23:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:51 – 01:11
- 7♂︎ Mars01:11 – 02:31
- 8☉︎ Sun02:31 – 03:51
- 9♀︎ Venus03:51 – 05:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 06:31
- 11☽︎ Moon06:31 – 07:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:51 – 09:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint Petersburg?
On Wednesday, 31 January 2029, the Sun rises at 09:14 and sets at 17:11: the day lasts 7h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:11, lasts 16h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:14 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 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.