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 Saturday, 18 January 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:19
- Sunset
- 16:56
- Next sunrise
- 09:18
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:19 – 09:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:57 – 10:35
- 3♂︎ Mars10:35 – 11:13
- 4☉︎ Sun11:13 – 11:52
- 5♀︎ Venus11:52 – 12:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:30 – 13:08
- 7☽︎ Moon13:08 – 13:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:46 – 14:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:24 – 15:02
- 10♂︎ Mars15:02 – 15:40
- 11☉︎ Sun15:40 – 16:18
- 12♀︎ Venus16:18 – 16:56
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:56 – 18:18
- 2☽︎ Moon18:18 – 19:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:40 – 21:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:02 – 22:23
- 5♂︎ Mars22:23 – 23:45
- 6☉︎ Sun23:45 – 01:07
- 7♀︎ Venus01:07 – 02:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:29 – 03:51
- 9☽︎ Moon03:51 – 05:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:12 – 06:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:34 – 07:56
- 12♂︎ Mars07:56 – 09:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Saturday, 18 January 2025, the Sun rises at 09:19 and sets at 16:56: the day lasts 7h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:18, lasts 16h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:19 to 09:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.