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 Wednesday, 5 April 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 06:57
- 2☽︎ Moon06:57 – 08:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:02 – 09:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:07 – 10:13
- 5♂︎ Mars10:13 – 11:18
- 6☉︎ Sun11:18 – 12:24
- 7♀︎ Venus12:24 – 13:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:35
- 9☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:40 – 16:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:45 – 17:51
- 12♂︎ Mars17:51 – 18:56
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:56 – 19:51
- 2♀︎ Venus19:51 – 20:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:45 – 21:39
- 4☽︎ Moon21:39 – 22:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:34 – 23:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:23
- 7♂︎ Mars00:23 – 01:17
- 8☉︎ Sun01:17 – 02:12
- 9♀︎ Venus02:12 – 03:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:06 – 04:00
- 11☽︎ Moon04:00 – 04:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:55 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rostov-on-Don?
On Wednesday, 5 April 2028, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 13h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 10h 53m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:51 to 06:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.