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 Tuesday, 19 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:40
- Sunset
- 19:55
- Next sunrise
- 04:39
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:40 – 05:56
- 2☉︎ Sun05:56 – 07:13
- 3♀︎ Venus07:13 – 08:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:29 – 09:45
- 5☽︎ Moon09:45 – 11:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:01 – 12:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:18 – 13:34
- 8♂︎ Mars13:34 – 14:50
- 9☉︎ Sun14:50 – 16:06
- 10♀︎ Venus16:06 – 17:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:22 – 18:39
- 12☽︎ Moon18:39 – 19:55
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:55 – 20:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:39 – 21:22
- 3♂︎ Mars21:22 – 22:06
- 4☉︎ Sun22:06 – 22:50
- 5♀︎ Venus22:50 – 23:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:33 – 00:17
- 7☽︎ Moon00:17 – 01:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:01 – 01:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 02:28
- 10♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:12
- 11☉︎ Sun03:12 – 03:55
- 12♀︎ Venus03:55 – 04:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rostov-on-Don?
On Tuesday, 19 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:40 and sets at 19:55: the day lasts 15h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:39, lasts 8h 44m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:40 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 Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.