Planetary hours
in Yekaterinburg.
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, 31 October 2023: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:04
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Next sunrise
- 08:06
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:04 – 08:50
- 2☉︎ Sun08:50 – 09:36
- 3♀︎ Venus09:36 – 10:22
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:22 – 11:08
- 5☽︎ Moon11:08 – 11:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:54 – 12:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:40 – 13:26
- 8♂︎ Mars13:26 – 14:12
- 9☉︎ Sun14:12 – 14:59
- 10♀︎ Venus14:59 – 15:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:45 – 16:31
- 12☽︎ Moon16:31 – 17:17
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:17 – 18:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:31 – 19:45
- 3♂︎ Mars19:45 – 20:59
- 4☉︎ Sun20:59 – 22:13
- 5♀︎ Venus22:13 – 23:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:27 – 00:41
- 7☽︎ Moon00:41 – 01:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:55 – 03:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:09 – 04:24
- 10♂︎ Mars04:24 – 05:38
- 11☉︎ Sun05:38 – 06:52
- 12♀︎ Venus06:52 – 08:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Tuesday, 31 October 2023, the Sun rises at 08:04 and sets at 17:17: the day lasts 9h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:06, lasts 14h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:04 to 08:50: 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.