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, 1 February 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:55
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Next sunrise
- 08:53
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:55 – 09:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:38 – 10:21
- 3♂︎ Mars10:21 – 11:03
- 4☉︎ Sun11:03 – 11:46
- 5♀︎ Venus11:46 – 12:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:28 – 13:11
- 7☽︎ Moon13:11 – 13:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:54 – 14:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:36 – 15:19
- 10♂︎ Mars15:19 – 16:01
- 11☉︎ Sun16:01 – 16:44
- 12♀︎ Venus16:44 – 17:27
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:27 – 18:44
- 2☽︎ Moon18:44 – 20:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:01 – 21:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:18 – 22:35
- 5♂︎ Mars22:35 – 23:53
- 6☉︎ Sun23:53 – 01:10
- 7♀︎ Venus01:10 – 02:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:27 – 03:44
- 9☽︎ Moon03:44 – 05:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:02 – 06:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:19 – 07:36
- 12♂︎ Mars07:36 – 08:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yekaterinburg?
On Saturday, 1 February 2025, the Sun rises at 08:55 and sets at 17:27: the day lasts 8h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:53, lasts 15h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:55 to 09:38: 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.