Planetary hours
in Rostov-on-Don.
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 Saturday, 17 May 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:42
- Sunset
- 19:53
- Next sunrise
- 04:41
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:42 – 05:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:58 – 07:14
- 3♂︎ Mars07:14 – 08:30
- 4☉︎ Sun08:30 – 09:46
- 5♀︎ Venus09:46 – 11:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:02 – 12:17
- 7☽︎ Moon12:17 – 13:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:33 – 14:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:49 – 16:05
- 10♂︎ Mars16:05 – 17:21
- 11☉︎ Sun17:21 – 18:37
- 12♀︎ Venus18:37 – 19:53
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:53 – 20:37
- 2☽︎ Moon20:37 – 21:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:21 – 22:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:05 – 22:49
- 5♂︎ Mars22:49 – 23:33
- 6☉︎ Sun23:33 – 00:17
- 7♀︎ Venus00:17 – 01:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:01 – 01:45
- 9☽︎ Moon01:45 – 02:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:29 – 03:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:13 – 03:57
- 12♂︎ Mars03:57 – 04:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rostov-on-Don?
On Saturday, 17 May 2025, the Sun rises at 04:42 and sets at 19:53: the day lasts 15h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:41, lasts 8h 48m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:42 to 05:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.