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 Friday, 12 January 2024: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 09:27
- Sunset
- 16:43
- Next sunrise
- 09:26
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus09:27 – 10:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury10:04 – 10:40
- 3☽︎ Moon10:40 – 11:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:16 – 11:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:53 – 12:29
- 6♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:05
- 7☉︎ Sun13:05 – 13:42
- 8♀︎ Venus13:42 – 14:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:18 – 14:54
- 10☽︎ Moon14:54 – 15:31
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:31 – 16:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 16:43
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:43 – 18:07
- 2☉︎ Sun18:07 – 19:30
- 3♀︎ Venus19:30 – 20:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:54 – 22:18
- 5☽︎ Moon22:18 – 23:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 01:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 02:28
- 8♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:52
- 9☉︎ Sun03:52 – 05:16
- 10♀︎ Venus05:16 – 06:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:39 – 08:03
- 12☽︎ Moon08:03 – 09:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Friday, 12 January 2024, the Sun rises at 09:27 and sets at 16:43: the day lasts 7h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:26, lasts 16h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 09:27 to 10:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.