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, 22 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:05
- Sunset
- 16:34
- Next sunrise
- 08:05
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:05 – 08:47
- 2☉︎ Sun08:47 – 09:30
- 3♀︎ Venus09:30 – 10:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:12 – 10:54
- 5☽︎ Moon10:54 – 11:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:37 – 12:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:19 – 13:02
- 8♂︎ Mars13:02 – 13:44
- 9☉︎ Sun13:44 – 14:26
- 10♀︎ Venus14:26 – 15:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 15:51
- 12☽︎ Moon15:51 – 16:34
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:34 – 17:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:51 – 19:09
- 3♂︎ Mars19:09 – 20:26
- 4☉︎ Sun20:26 – 21:44
- 5♀︎ Venus21:44 – 23:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:02 – 00:19
- 7☽︎ Moon00:19 – 01:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:37 – 02:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:55 – 04:12
- 10♂︎ Mars04:12 – 05:30
- 11☉︎ Sun05:30 – 06:48
- 12♀︎ Venus06:48 – 08:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rostov-on-Don?
On Tuesday, 22 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:05 and sets at 16:34: the day lasts 8h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:05, lasts 15h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:05 to 08:47: 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.