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, 17 December 2024: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:30
- Sunset
- 16:16
- Next sunrise
- 09:31
A day hour lasts 34 min; a night hour, 1h 26m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:30 – 10:04
- 2☉︎ Sun10:04 – 10:38
- 3♀︎ Venus10:38 – 11:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:12 – 11:46
- 5☽︎ Moon11:46 – 12:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:19 – 12:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:53 – 13:27
- 8♂︎ Mars13:27 – 14:01
- 9☉︎ Sun14:01 – 14:35
- 10♀︎ Venus14:35 – 15:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 15:42
- 12☽︎ Moon15:42 – 16:16
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 17:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:42 – 19:09
- 3♂︎ Mars19:09 – 20:35
- 4☉︎ Sun20:35 – 22:01
- 5♀︎ Venus22:01 – 23:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:27 – 00:54
- 7☽︎ Moon00:54 – 02:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:20 – 03:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:46 – 05:12
- 10♂︎ Mars05:12 – 06:39
- 11☉︎ Sun06:39 – 08:05
- 12♀︎ Venus08:05 – 09:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Tuesday, 17 December 2024, the Sun rises at 09:30 and sets at 16:16: the day lasts 6h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 34 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:31, lasts 17h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 26m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:30 to 10:04: 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.