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 Sunday, 31 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:48
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:48 – 08:36
- 2♀︎ Venus08:36 – 09:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:23 – 10:11
- 4☽︎ Moon10:11 – 10:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:59 – 11:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:47 – 12:34
- 7♂︎ Mars12:34 – 13:22
- 8☉︎ Sun13:22 – 14:10
- 9♀︎ Venus14:10 – 14:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:57 – 15:45
- 11☽︎ Moon15:45 – 16:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:33 – 17:21
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:21 – 18:33
- 2♂︎ Mars18:33 – 19:45
- 3☉︎ Sun19:45 – 20:57
- 4♀︎ Venus20:57 – 22:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:09 – 23:22
- 6☽︎ Moon23:22 – 00:34
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:34 – 01:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:46 – 02:58
- 9♂︎ Mars02:58 – 04:10
- 10☉︎ Sun04:10 – 05:22
- 11♀︎ Venus05:22 – 06:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:35 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rostov-on-Don?
On Sunday, 31 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:48 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 9h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 14h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:48 to 08:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.