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 Wednesday, 1 November 2023: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:06
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Next sunrise
- 08:08
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:06 – 08:52
- 2☽︎ Moon08:52 – 09:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:37 – 10:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:09
- 5♂︎ Mars11:09 – 11:54
- 6☉︎ Sun11:54 – 12:40
- 7♀︎ Venus12:40 – 13:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:26 – 14:12
- 9☽︎ Moon14:12 – 14:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:57 – 15:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:43 – 16:29
- 12♂︎ Mars16:29 – 17:15
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:15 – 18:29
- 2♀︎ Venus18:29 – 19:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:43 – 20:58
- 4☽︎ Moon20:58 – 22:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:12 – 23:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:27 – 00:41
- 7♂︎ Mars00:41 – 01:56
- 8☉︎ Sun01:56 – 03:10
- 9♀︎ Venus03:10 – 04:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:25 – 05:39
- 11☽︎ Moon05:39 – 06:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:54 – 08:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Wednesday, 1 November 2023, the Sun rises at 08:06 and sets at 17:15: the day lasts 9h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:08, lasts 14h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:06 to 08:52: 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.