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, 18 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:43
- Sunset
- 20:10
- Next sunrise
- 04:44
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:43 – 06:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:00 – 07:17
- 3♂︎ Mars07:17 – 08:35
- 4☉︎ Sun08:35 – 09:52
- 5♀︎ Venus09:52 – 11:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:09 – 12:27
- 7☽︎ Moon12:27 – 13:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:44 – 15:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:01 – 16:18
- 10♂︎ Mars16:18 – 17:36
- 11☉︎ Sun17:36 – 18:53
- 12♀︎ Venus18:53 – 20:10
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:10 – 20:53
- 2☽︎ Moon20:53 – 21:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:36 – 22:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:19 – 23:02
- 5♂︎ Mars23:02 – 23:44
- 6☉︎ Sun23:44 – 00:27
- 7♀︎ Venus00:27 – 01:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:10 – 01:53
- 9☽︎ Moon01:53 – 02:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:36 – 03:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:18 – 04:01
- 12♂︎ Mars04:01 – 04:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rostov-on-Don?
On Saturday, 18 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:43 and sets at 20:10: the day lasts 15h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:44, lasts 8h 34m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:43 to 06:00: 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.